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Why Elena Kagan is no Thurgood Marshall

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Four ways Kagan debate could swing the midterms

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Do illegal immigrants take away African-American jobs?

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Griffey Jr’s Hall of Fame career enters home stretch

OPINION - If Griffey could flash back to 1989 and redo his career without the injuries, we would be talking…
/ May 11, 2010

Financial reform serving bankers, sticking it to consumers

OPINION - The crash of 2008 illustrated the need for financial reform. But the legislation now pending before Congress isn't…
/ May 11, 2010

Horne’s beauty broke barriers, took nation by storm

OPINION - Lena Horne accomplished much in her life but her contribution to black women being perceived as beautiful shouldn't…
/ May 10, 2010

Will affirmative action be Kagan’s Achilles’ heel?

OPINION - During her six year tenure as dean of Harvard University Law School, Kagan had an abominable record on…
/ May 10, 2010

A darling of none, Kagan may bypass partisan politics

OPINION - Ironically, one of the best reasons to recommend Kagan's nod for the Supreme Court may be the uniformity…
/ May 10, 2010

Is Hollywood really ready for a plus size leading lady?

OPINION - Be it a Beyonce, Gabrielle Union, a Jennifer Lopez or a Jennifer Aniston. All similarly shaped, none are…
/ May 10, 2010

Single mothers need pathway out of poverty

OPINION - Let's honor these mothers with fresh thinking, innovative models and policy decisions that will actually change the trajectory…
/ May 9, 2010

Obama gets high marks when it comes to HBCUs

OPINION - Relative to past presidents, Obama is doing more than others to help these struggling institutions...
/ May 8, 2010

How the future of the NBA playoffs hinges on LeBron’s elbow

OPINION - If it doesn't heal, Cleveland will be devastated and heart-broken, and the NBA will miss out on one…
/ May 7, 2010

The pill turns 50, but who’s in control?

OPINION - Black women have the highest rate of unintended pregnancies, despite that fact that they "are more positively inclined…
/ May 7, 2010

Is this the last straw for Lawrence Taylor?

OPINION - Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is arguably the greatest football player ever. Unfortunately, he is also one…
/ May 6, 2010

African-American Tea Partiers: Don’t call us traitors

OPINION - It's loose, disjointed, populist pitch with seemingly no direct tie to the GOP mainstream seems a safe haven…
/ May 6, 2010