Opinion

Black trustee scandal puts SC football in jeopardy

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Health reform hysteria proves America isn’t ‘post-racial’

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African-Americans need to re-open the book on education

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Are conservatives inciting racial violence with heated rhetoric?

VIDEO - The same sort of secessionist language we're hearing from the far right is eerily similar to the rhetoric…
/ March 24, 2010

Is Mike Tyson PETA’s new Michael Vick?

OPINION - Unfortunately Tyson's history along with his intimidating figure and demeanor makes him an easy target for the bullies…
/ March 24, 2010

The state of black America? Unemployed

OPINION - African-Americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, and in some areas of the country, nearly…
/ March 24, 2010

What we can learn from ACORN’s fall

OPINION - By choosing to represent the interests of poor people and minorities in a capitalist democracy, the forces of…
/ March 24, 2010

Five ways Democrats can trump GOP scare tactics

OPINION - The passage of health care reform, to be signed by President Obama on Tuesday, is truly historic; unfortunately,…
/ March 23, 2010

Bring it on! The financial reform fight begins

OPINION - Reforming the financial system is not going to be nearly as difficult as health care reform...
/ March 23, 2010

Blacks and Latinos not out of the woods yet on health care

OPINION - Millions of middle-class, and especially poor, minorities, still must watch and wait for coverage to begin...
/ March 22, 2010

Tiger tries to take back the media narrative

OPINION - After years of not letting the media in, suddenly Woods needs the profession that he has shunned more…
/ March 22, 2010

How health care reform will impact you

OPINION - This is a great opportunity to look beyond the political posturing and demagoguery surrounding the bill, and examine…
/ March 22, 2010

SXSW shows why it’s a good time for black alternative music

OPINION - The fact is that across the country, black artists are making music that doesn't fit neatly into the…
/ March 22, 2010

Why Smiley and Sharpton are both right about racial politics

OPINION - There is little hope of holding any Democratic president "accountable" to a "Black Agenda."...
/ March 21, 2010

Tavis Smiley can’t win with anti-Obama talk

OPINION - While Obama-mania is bad for African-Americans, consistently attacking him in black America is like telling a child that…
/ March 20, 2010