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What the Gulf Coast needs now

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Should we hold our breath for a 'Waiting to Exhale' sequel?

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Obama's big bet on blacks is key to 2012 victory

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Duke lacrosse rape case still hits a nerve 5 years later

OPINION - Whenever asked to describe the zeitgeist on campus during this time, I always hearken to the nation's mood…
/ April 18, 2011

Why MLK is hardly a 'dream' role

OPINION - With so much film footage documenting the real thing, it's just hard to imagine a worthy substitute...
/ April 18, 2011

How a lockout looms over the NBA playoffs

OPINION - NBA owners say they have been losing about $300 million per season, and that this season will be…
/ April 18, 2011

Why our love-hate relationship with Rev. Jackson isn't over

OPINION - Check the entry for 'shortcomings' in the dictionary and you'll almost certainly find Rev. Jackson's photo...
/ April 15, 2011

Tone deaf Trump: 'The blacks' remark is beyond the pale

OPINION - When I heard that Trump claimed to have a great relationship with 'the blacks' I thought it was…
/ April 15, 2011

Open letter to Brangelina: Please adopt another black baby

OPINION - Another black sibling would give Zahara a mirror in which to see her own beauty, and even be…
/ April 15, 2011

Why blacks take birtherism more personally

OPINION - The attacks on the president's citizenship, combined with the personal jabs against Mr. Obama and his family, are…
/ April 14, 2011

Are celebrity self-help books setting blacks back?

OPINION - It's a conclusion easy to reach after reading what many of these stars and their ghostwriters pass off…
/ April 14, 2011

Kobe's gay slur speaks volumes about homophobia in sports

OPINION - If our athletic icons use homophobic slurs, how can we expect our children to act any differently on…
/ April 14, 2011

Guilty or innocent: Bonds remains baseball's scapegoat

OPINION - The Gestapo that is Major League Baseball needed Bonds to go down to prove that it had no…
/ April 14, 2011

How Obama's deficit speech may recapture '08 spirit

OPINION - Even if he doesn't succeed at obtaining the change he is seeking, progressives will at least give him…
/ April 14, 2011

DC mayor: Our city is sick of being 'shut out'

OPINION - Sadly, many Americans are unaware that the District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in America that has…
/ April 13, 2011