Opinion

Airing Mo'Nique's dirty laundry can help others come clean

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Fuse still lit 15 years after Oklahoma City bombing

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Where's the black version of Liz Lemon?

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Finding hope amidst heartbreak in Detroit

OPINION - Detroit still has some beautiful neighborhoods, neighborhoods where people walk dogs, ride bikes and look out for each…
/ April 18, 2010

Why a Kevin Durant victory over Kobe is best for the NBA

OPINION - Move over, Kobe Bryant. There's about to be a new sheriff out west and his name is Kevin…
/ April 17, 2010

Sharpton's National Action Network: An organization like no other

OPINION - They don't get together to talk about what will make the world a better place, they actually get…
/ April 17, 2010

Obama finally fulfills promise of change for gay Americans

OPINION - For the first time in his tenure as president, Barack Obama has stood strong with his gay and…
/ April 16, 2010

Black 'Death at a Funeral' doesn't live up to British original

REVIEW - Feel free to check out the newest version, but then make sure to rent the original. And then,…
/ April 16, 2010

'Stop snitching' movement puts kids at risk

OPINION - Black people love their children too, so we have to find more ways that they can protect their…
/ April 16, 2010

Jim Crow makes a comeback in Virginia

OPINION - Gov. McDonnell will require ex-felons seeking to vote to write an essay on the "reasons why you believe…
/ April 15, 2010

Some free agents shut out by MLB's color barrier

OPINION - Minnesota Twins' Orlando Hudson recently told one sports columnist that "veteran black free agents have a harder time"…
/ April 15, 2010

'In Living Color' 20 years later still a stone cold classic

OPINION - 'In Living Color' still pushes the boundaries of censorship, just as it did back in the days of…
/ April 15, 2010

How African-Americans can celebrate 'Confederate History Month'

OPINION - There are two ways that the black community and their progressive allies can use this controversy to move…
/ April 14, 2010

Militia movements pose a danger to democracy

OPINION - I am deeply distressed when a group of organized, active-duty personnel seem to suggest that a coup is…
/ April 14, 2010

Why we can't compromise on consumer protection

OPINION - This latest fiscal debacle has left families of color, unlike the majority of their white counterparts, with debt…
/ April 14, 2010