Opinion

Shirley Sherrod’s punishment doesn’t fit the crime

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USDA official’s remarks put NAACP on defense in race debate

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Jobless benefits battle holds millions of Americans hostage

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Is the Tea Party turning over a new leaf?

OPINION - The conservative movement is stranded like Alice in Wonderland -- and trying to take us with them down…
/ July 20, 2010

Jordan knocks ‘King James’ off his pedestal

OPINION - What do LeBron James and Michael Jordan have in common? Outside of James wearing #23 for his first…
/ July 20, 2010

Do black men feel guilty about dating white women?

OPINION - They seem almost apologetic about their decision to hop the border, which is both intriguing and baffling to…
/ July 19, 2010

Skin lightening is serious business in India

OPINION - Given our knowledge of racism in this country, we understand that this market exists in India precisely because…
/ July 19, 2010

Why Tea Party racism serves the right well

OPINION - The GOP would cut its throat if it denounced its racists and racism, and really meant it...
/ July 19, 2010

A sample speech for Alvin Greene’s public debut

OPINION - In preparation for your first ever public speaking engagement, I would like to offer up this prepared speech…
/ July 18, 2010

Gates 'teachable moment' one year later: What have we learned?

OPINION - The conversation on race should begin in the streets of America, where working class people of color sometimes…
/ July 16, 2010

80 Oakland cops become casualty of crippled economy

OPINION - As police departments downsize in order to meet budgetary needs, perhaps it's time for police departments to reconsider…
/ July 16, 2010

The latest Oscar Grant outrage: Sentencing delay for shooter

OPINION - The sentencing delay is part of the strategy to buy time to come up a plausible ground for…
/ July 16, 2010

Swim or die: The battle to save black kids from drowning

OPINION - Not only do most black kids not know how to swim, the concept of 'most' is not an…
/ July 15, 2010

Can we still love 'Lethal Weapon' in light of Gibson's rants?

OPINION - It's hard to watch Mel Gibson's movies now because, deep down, we feel that we've been had...
/ July 15, 2010

Why racists should be disinvited from the Tea Party

OPINION - The NAACP was right to call out the Tea Party for doing nothing about the racists among them.…
/ July 15, 2010