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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why we still care about a Lauryn Hill comeback

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Is social media showing off Palin's prejudice?

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Tone deaf tweeting: 50 jokes about Japan tragedy

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

How come Head Start is always on the chopping block?

OPINION – Head Start, the popular preschool program serving nearly a million lower income children, has come under attack from Congressional Republicans…
/ March 14, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Little girls put Lil Wayne on defensive for offensive lyrics

OPINION – Perhaps older women can take a note from the little girls who were courageous enough to do something that the rest of us weren’t willing to do…
/ March 14, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

What if Lindsay Lohan were black?

OPINION – If our justice system is blind, why does it seem to be rigged for women like Lindsay Lohan, but not for the sisters we encounter every day?…
/ March 11, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Can PETA capture a black audience with Waka Flocka Flame?

OPINION – Targeting black people to stop wearing fur makes sense for PETA, but the question is: will it work?…
/ March 11, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why 'Muslim threat' hearings contribute to climate of hate

OPINION – Rep. Peter King may purport that he is tired of ‘political correctness’, but the reality is that the exact polar opposite has consumed us ever since 9/11…
/ March 10, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Tragedy of 11-year-old's rape leaves black mark on Texas town

OPINION – She was repeatedly and viciously sexually assaulted inside the dingy trailer — by as many as 18 young men and boys…
/ March 10, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Black characters on 'Community' are positively funny

OPINION – Actor Donald Glover and his co-star Yvette Nicole Brown play perhaps the most interesting and fully expressed black characters on television today…
/ March 10, 2011