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'Yes We Did!': Obama's triumph over terrorism trumps doubters

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Poverty at the eye of severe Alabama storm

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'Show me your papers' politics could suppress black vote

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5 ways Cam Newton can silence his critics

OPINION - Considering all the criticism heaped upon him before he was drafted, a lot of it grossly unfair and…
/ April 29, 2011

How the royal wedding reflects on America's 'black elite'

OPINION - How far have we come since W.E.B. DuBois put forward this vision of leadership, and who is playing…
/ April 29, 2011

Multiracial cast of 'Fast Five' makes it a milestone film

OPINION - With its multicultural verve and hip-hop swagger, 'The Fast and the Furious' took a serious detour from the…
/ April 29, 2011

Why Obama can't escape America's great 'birth defect'

OPINION - We cannot grow stronger, richer and faster as a nation if we continue on this course of hate…
/ April 28, 2011

Enough already! Royal wedding fever can make you sick

OPINION - In the last two weeks everything I've watched on TV has either mentioned the royal wedding directly or…
/ April 28, 2011

Cam Newton can't be distracted by draft day haters

OPINION - Questioning Newton's mechanics or run-first style of play is one thing -- but calling a guy that you've…
/ April 28, 2011

Why Obama shouldn't have had to 'show his papers'

OPINION - When they tell you this isn't racial, don't believe them. This controversy was constructed solely as a way…
/ April 28, 2011

Hip-hop has-beens sink to new lows to reach old heights

OPINION - Hip-hop hasn't had a blueprint for what its aging stars are supposed to do once the demand for…
/ April 28, 2011

Is Obama an 'affirmative action president'?

OPINION - Demanding that the president produce his college transcript, like demanding that he show his birth certificate, is an…
/ April 27, 2011

Why Mumia Abu-Jamal's second chance at life matters

OPINION - Anti-death penalty advocates have long argued that Abu-Jamal's 1982 trial was unfair, and that the application of the…
/ April 27, 2011

Tyler Perry continues TV takeover with 'Why Did I Get Married?' spinoff

OPINION - 'Why Did I Get Married?' was the olive branch of civility Perry offered to the upper-middle class blacks…
/ April 26, 2011

'Pause': Is this catchphrase homophobic or humorous?

OPINION - 'Pause' and 'no homo' are used to distance one's self from all things homosexual, real or perceived...
/ April 26, 2011

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