Opinion

Housing voucher hysteria in Atlanta highlights national crisis

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Fantasia, Alicia Keys can't shake 'home wrecker' stigma

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Education reform is a test America must pass

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Serial killer targeting black men is not a top priority

OPINION - The trend of initial silence during moments when African-Americans are being targeted is terribly upsetting because the silence…
/ August 11, 2010

Watts riots: The fuse is still lit 45 years later

OPINION - In the decades after the riots, the many Watts's of America were written off as vast wastelands of…
/ August 11, 2010

Why Fox News' 'Southern Strategy' could sink the network

OPINION - With a diversifying U.S. population, does it matter that Fox News, a major news outlet, only seems to…
/ August 10, 2010

Should Reps. Rangel and Waters step aside?

OPINION - As public servants they must consider what is best for the people they've been elected to represent. As…
/ August 10, 2010

Teachers unions are real roadblock to education reform

OPINION - We need to get rid of the system that protects bad teachers and makes it impossible to reward…
/ August 10, 2010

How to oppose gay marriage without being homophobic

OPINION - Supporting traditional marriage and adhering to timeless religious doctrine does not mean you have to be against gay…
/ August 9, 2010

Haitians should think twice before backing Wyclef

OPINION - Elect an international star, the logic goes, and the champagne and caviar dreams will follow...
/ August 6, 2010

Voting Rights Act at 45: Why we still need it

OPINION - For 45 years, the Voting Rights Act has occupied a central place in our democracy and we can…
/ August 6, 2010

Racism can’t justify Conn. shooting rampage

OPINION - Omar Thornton did what black men do with dismaying regularity -- resort to violence in order to exact…
/ August 6, 2010

Is gay the new black?

OPINION - The idea that blacks cannot choose to be black but gays can choose their disposition, appears to be…
/ August 6, 2010

Why Kagan could be a crucial vote on key cases

OPINION - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court...
/ August 5, 2010

Shaq should pass on yet another NBA season

OPINION - During the twilight of O'Neal's career, he's turned into a better entertainer than basketball player, as proven by…
/ August 5, 2010