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Are right-wingers backing Bristol Palin's two left feet?

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Can a black candidate win Chicago's mayor race?

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Do black women care about royal weddings?

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How Charlie Rangel became Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

OPINION - Like Powell, history will also record that Rangel squandered much of that positive legacy by bending and twisting…
/ November 17, 2010

Vick's victorious comeback is the stuff of legend

OPINION - If Vick can continue his MVP-esque playing the rest of the year and lead the Eagles to a…
/ November 17, 2010

Why the future is still bright for black politicians

OPINION - These 2010 elections have truly shaken up the political establishment, but there are some bright lights for African-Americans…
/ November 17, 2010

Rangel must resign or risk further harm to Harlem

OPINION - A proud and brilliant political mind has been reduced an unfortunate pubic spectacle...
/ November 16, 2010

Steele traps Republicans in race card shuffle

OPINION - Is it just money or is it also a matter of Michael Steele's race? It's hard to say...
/ November 16, 2010

Obama family values on full display in 'Of Thee I Sing'

OPINION - The Obamas represent a tangible and real change for the better in our public dialogue and perception of…
/ November 16, 2010

Jay-Z's 'Decoded' covers rise of hip-hop generation

OPINION - By insisting that 'Decoded', can also serve as the collective story of his community, he is standing up…
/ November 16, 2010

Democrats must stage a Rangel intervention

OPINION - Rangel now lays uneasily in a bed entirely of his own making, and should be forced to suffer…
/ November 15, 2010

Why 'back of the bus' politics won't go sit down somewhere

OPINION - Does the back of the bus cliché then really fit the treatment that Clyburn got? Or is it…
/ November 15, 2010

Private prisons profit off race prejudice

OPINION - The reality that this industry has in fact been acquiring massive wealth off of communities of color at…
/ November 15, 2010

It's time for 'Colored Girls' to move beyond the pain

OPINION - My concern is that once again black men are not seeing the proverbial forest for the trees...
/ November 14, 2010

Why Denzel Washington is still 'Mr. Right'

OPINION - Through his talents, he has made America discuss its dirty little secret, telling uniquely black stories to a…
/ November 12, 2010