Opinion

On Michael Jackson, Obama is tone deaf

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Michael Jackson and the truth about cardiac arrest

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Michael Jackson and the American imagination

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Michael Jackson’s death: a ‘bad’ dream

How ironic. Between the economy and the weather — seemingly endless rain that has robbed us of half our summer
/ June 26, 2009

Fewer blacks are in the black

Debt. Everyone has some these days. From our own federal government (the current federal deficit is a whopping $11.3 Trillion)
/ June 26, 2009

New anti-smoking bill will save African American lives

The new anti-smoking bill marks a monumental achievement in the fight against tobacco companies in the United States. It is
/ June 26, 2009

Troy Davis’ sister speaks: Death row’s invisible victims

OPINION - My name is Martina Correia and I am on Death Row in Georgia...
/ June 25, 2009

Obama’s not good enough on black unemployment

In America, there are essentially two types of power: Political power and economic power. African Americans, relatively speaking, have always
/ June 25, 2009

Demand justice for Troy Davis

In Georgia, a man named Troy Davis sits on Death Row despite unassailable evidence pointing to his innocence. It is
/ June 24, 2009

The Hip-Hop blame game is getting old

“Blame it on hip-hop” has become the common refrain of many older African Americans, especially those in the Civil Rights
/ June 24, 2009

Black Music Month: How the Apollo shaped black music

As the story goes…. there once was a dancer who showed up to the Apollo Theater for Amateur night in
/ June 24, 2009

Education: the last fight for civil rights

Modern day school segregation and the academic achievement gap looms as the last vestige of a nearly completed civil rights
/ June 23, 2009

Let’s hold black sorority and fraternity leaders accountable

Since Alpha Phi Alpha was founded in 1906 the nine major black fraternities (Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi
/ June 23, 2009

Obama’s financial regulatory reform risky but necessary

I have a friend who broke both of his legs climbing a dangerous mountain in Southeast Asia. This friend has
/ June 22, 2009

Forget Republican racism, we have bigger issues

Let’s face it: the Republican Party has a racism problem among some in its ranks. We’ve heard about the watermelon
/ June 22, 2009