Opinion

It’s no secret, nor surprise, that many black men and women have relationship issues. Many women view the men as
/ June 20, 2009
I was stuck. Emotionally marooned. What now seems like a lifetime ago, I recall trying as best I could to
/ June 19, 2009
Juneteenth, widely celebrated throughout the United States, is now a commemorative holiday in 31 states. In 2009 the U.S. Senate passed
/ June 18, 2009
As a single black woman, I am getting really tired of folks telling me, “Girl, you better watch out for
/ June 18, 2009
I spent last Friday night at a 4th grade poetry slam. I wasn’t sure I wanted to go. As the
/ June 17, 2009
Last week, as I traveled through the Caribbean town of Phillipsburg on the island of St. Maarten to give a
/ June 17, 2009
Once, upon answering an unexpected knock at my apartment door, I was greeted with the pleasant surprise of the presence
/ June 17, 2009
Let’s face it: the summer television season, with its wasteland of sitcoms and dramas unworthy of the regular calendar, as
/ June 16, 2009
On June 20, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and other activists are hoping to draw as many as 50,000 people...
/ June 16, 2009
2009 marks a very extraordinary and exciting time in the United States of America. For the time in history we
/ June 16, 2009
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But then again, it must not bother me very much, since
/ June 15, 2009
Senate Democratic leader Malcolm Smith AP Photo/Mike Groll Last year, the people witnessed the benefits of their involvement in politics
/ June 15, 2009