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Rapper to declare 'I'm Gay' with new album title

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One year later: Gulf Coast is still not whole

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'God disguised as Michael Jordan': The 63-point game turns 25

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Pro athletes curiously silent on Sexual Assault Awareness

OPINION - Young boys and men constitute a great majority of the fans, and it's this demographic that requires more…
/ April 20, 2011

Why the Obama chimp email is no laughing matter

OPINION - The depiction of the nation's first black president as an ape or a monkey has been used against…
/ April 19, 2011

What the Gulf Coast needs now

OPINION - What the Gulf needs now is national galvanized commitment that supports the people of the Gulf...
/ April 19, 2011

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

OPINION - I believe we should be encouraged Hollywood is producing a black movie that doesn't center on a wedding,…
/ April 19, 2011

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

OPINION - The black vote is still Obama's prime trump card. And they can't just vote for him as the…
/ April 19, 2011

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

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