Opinion

Mo’Nique won’t win — and other Oscar predictions

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An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers

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The twilight of Harlem’s ‘Gang of Four’

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Will Dems heed Obama’s eleventh hour call for health care reform?

OPINION - Obama has come closer than any president to passing comprehensive health care reform, yet he has much more…
/ March 4, 2010

College officials flunk in face of repeated racist incidents

OPINION - The propensity of some students to slander, slur, mock and insult black and Latino students mirrors the hate…
/ March 4, 2010

Obama’s health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice

OPINION - At the heart of this debate is partisan politics, inept leadership and racial prejudice...
/ March 3, 2010

Homophobia in Africa raises serious questions about foreign aid

OPINION - Uganda's controversial anti-gay legislation illustrates tension between foreign donors' expectations and African cultural values...
/ March 3, 2010

National Urban League launches ‘I Am Empowered’ campaign with theGrio

This week, the National Urban League celebrates its Centennial year with a call to action...
/ March 2, 2010

Rhode Island teacher firing exposes sorry state of our schools

OPINION - You don't have to go to college to know that America's educational system is as embarrassing as our…
/ March 2, 2010

Why African-Americans have given President Obama a pass

OPINION - Black leaders have at times lightly chided Obama to do and say more for African-Americans, but they're also…
/ March 2, 2010

Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs

OPINION - By creating bills with manageable price tags, the president can deviate from the Congressional gridlock of 2009...
/ March 1, 2010

Can reconciliation resuscitate health care reform?

OPINION - Passing legislation has now become as difficult as a military operation - as President Obama will announce a…
/ March 1, 2010

Paterson’s downfall shouldn’t eclipse his remarkable rise

OPINION - In Gov. Paterson's mind, he wasn't supposed to lose...
/ February 26, 2010

Why audiences should opt-out of ‘Cop Out’

REVIEW - The forced and awkward feel of 'Cop Out' makes you long for the days when the action-comedy blend…
/ February 26, 2010

Van Jones returns: ‘I’m more committed to the politics of hope now’

OPINION - So what's on Jones' mind these days? Everything from the meaning of the NAACP Image award to the…
/ February 26, 2010