Opinion

Finding a job while having an “ethnic” name

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Don’t throw out ACORN over a few bad seeds

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Can Ebony survive? 5 questions for black media in the digital age

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Obama’s self-interest behind rejection of Paterson

OPINION - Political observers have been treated to the recent rollicking spectacle of a sitting president defenestrating an incumbent governor...
/ September 28, 2009

Local elections count as much as presidential ones

OPINION - Turnout statistics from recent state and local elections around the country paint a rather bleak picture that is…
/ September 28, 2009

Black Pittsburgh struggles in the shadow of the G-20

OPINION - For the most part, African-American Pittsburgh seems to be invisible, not only to the public relations hucksters who…
/ September 25, 2009

A whole bunch of G-20 racket, but is anybody listening?

OPINION - No one is going to respond to protesters if they don't know what in the heck these groups…
/ September 25, 2009

Broad attacks on ACORN are just plain nuts

OPINION -- Let me be clear, ACORN's actions deserved to be exposed, and they deserve to be punished. But let…
/ September 24, 2009

Racism’s roots in the Bible

OPINION - Everyone in power had been raised in a religious environment that taught that blacks were the descendants of…
/ September 23, 2009

African-Americans need to ‘raise hell’ about climate change

OPINION - Right here in the United States, there are serious climate issues that need to be addressed, and these…
/ September 23, 2009

Spare the rod, save your child

OPINION - A study of more than 2,500 toddlers found that, for poor children as young as one, spanking is…
/ September 23, 2009

Shift in race discussion needed for our kids and our media

OPINION - Even the youngest among us recognize and realize the utility in making racial distinctions. Should we be concerned?…
/ September 22, 2009

Personal responsibility alone won’t fix structural inequalities

OPINION - Families often face enormous structural barriers to success, barriers that can impede even the most conscientious, tenacious and,…
/ September 22, 2009

Leave banks out of student loans; give students the bailout

OPINION - Access to higher education should not be for just the privileged, it should be affordable and available to…
/ September 22, 2009

Race is Obama’s Catch-22

OPINION - If you think anti-Obama outbursts have nothing to do with Obama being black, you need to open a…
/ September 22, 2009