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Roy Jones Jr. is in danger of leaving his legacy in the ring

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Does Palin have a black people problem?

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Declassified US document reveals decades of disrespect to Haiti

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Why the census is a civil rights issue

OPINION - In virtually every decade, African-Americans have been undercounted and by no small margin...
/ March 31, 2010

'Hood rich' reputation may sink Michael Steele

OPINION - The tale of the financially irresponsible black man is an easy sell to the American people...
/ March 30, 2010

Badu's passions don't take a back seat on new album

OPINION - Erykah Badu's new music video speaks of our current political climate, where conservative communities make death threats against…
/ March 30, 2010

'24' helped make the world safe for a black president

OPINION - The show's depiction of a black American leader may have actually burnished the bona fides of Obama's campaign...
/ March 30, 2010

Tea Party channels the Confederacy with reactionary rhetoric

OPINION - After all, President Barack Obama is no monarch sitting on a throne and taxing hapless colonists...
/ March 29, 2010

Obama’s big blow to banks: Student loan reform

OPINION - This initiative would save over $60 billion dollars over 10 years by ending subsidies to commercial and private…
/ March 29, 2010

Usher mimics Marvin Gaye on ‘Raymond v. Raymond’

OPINION - R&B hasn't been privy to many commercial releases positioned as male post-marital albums, but Usher's new offering can…
/ March 29, 2010

Black joblessness is Obama’s next big challenge

OPINION - The bitter new reality is that the job crisis is no longer Bush's crisis. It's Obama's...
/ March 26, 2010

Three ways to fix the ‘State of Black America’

OPINION - Instead of empowerment, the National Urban League report emphasizes dependency...
/ March 26, 2010

Steele’s success shouldn’t be overshadowed by Tea Party scrutiny

OPINION - Accusations of Tea Party racism are riddled with manufactured outrage and double standards
/ March 26, 2010

GOP can’t turn a blind eye to bigots in their midst

OPINION - Republicans cannot simply pretend that the vitriol being expressed in communities across the country is unrelated to their…
/ March 25, 2010

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ reflects a crisis of faith

OPINION - By encouraging gays to lie about who they are, the U.S. military can continue to deny the truth…
/ March 25, 2010