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Why Memphis school’s teen pregnancy crisis is a wake-up call

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Hip-hop could give voice to gun control cause

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Can Obama reboot the conversation of education?

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Return of ‘Baby Doc’ has Haiti on edge

OPINION - The brain drain that has ruined Haiti was a Duvalier legacy, one whose destructive impact will last more…
/ January 18, 2011

Earth to Aretha: Halle Berry hasn’t got the chops to play you

OPINION - Aretha very clearly wants star power and glamour to drive her film, but casting the wrong actress in…
/ January 18, 2011

Diagnosing Dr. Laura: Host has ‘silver spoon’ sickness

OPINION - I find it ironic that Dr. Laura considers herself to be the victim, rather than the beneficiary of…
/ January 18, 2011

From MLK to Obama: How we define black leadership

OPINION - Leaders do not always win, but leaders always call us to believe that we are capable of making…
/ January 17, 2011

Is Sharpton the closest thing we have to a King?

OPINION - Sharpton has proven that black leadership is useful and even necessary on the outside, even when the most…
/ January 17, 2011

Does Dr. King’s alleged adultery damage his legacy?

OPINION - It is our fault, not his, that Dr. King has been placed on a pedestal so high that…
/ January 16, 2011

Steele’s rocky tenure at RNC leaves behind mixed bag

OPINION - The Steele era did have some pluses, but his perceived failures clearly outweighed his successes...
/ January 15, 2011

History of King holiday all but forgotten 25 years later

OPINION - The fight for a King national holiday has been bitter, contentious, and controversial from the first moment it…
/ January 15, 2011

What does freedom mean in the post-MLK era?

OPINION - Let's remember our greatness, let's remember to be free and not slaves to every trend that comes along.…
/ January 15, 2011

Why MLK must be more than myth to us

OPINION - To my parents, Martin Luther King was not some faraway figure on the page of a newspaper or…
/ January 14, 2011

Are black women invisible? A new study says yes

OPINION - According to some it could be because we do not fit the "stereotypical" image of womanhood...
/ January 14, 2011

Face tattoos in hip-hop leave permanent impression on kids

OPINION - In some ways, getting a tattoo on your face does limit your aspirations...
/ January 14, 2011