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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Kid Cudi is one rapper who isn't afraid of the dark

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why fans just can't get enough of Michael Jackson

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Monsters in our midst: Black teen violence takes a scary turn

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

'For Colored Girls': Tyler Perry's closest film to perfection

REVIEW – That perfection was supported by a carefully woven clothe of Ntozake Shange’s original words with Perry’s deft and brilliant interpretation…
/ November 8, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

‘For Colored Girls’ critics overlook Perry’s positive contributions

OPINION – Despite many proclamations to the contrary, Tyler Perry is not the worst thing that has ever happened to black film or American cinema…
/ November 8, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

How to deal with a child who dresses differently

OPINION – You let them. You love them. You encourage their creativity, quest for individualism and bravery…
/ November 8, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Palin's 'Taliban' tweet antics prove she's unfit to lead

OPINION – The idea that she can’t even control the technology on her Blackberry tells us loud and clear that she is not the person who should have access to nuclear warheads…
/ November 6, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Jay-Z's 'Big Pimpin' regret provides 'blueprint' for hip-hop

OPINION – Jay-Z, the man who created an anthem which glorified pimp culture, ‘Big Pimpin’, recently acknowledged his own conflicted feelings about that song…
/ November 5, 2010

Does Tyler Perry have a problem with black men?

OPINION – In his black-and-white world of morality, black men are narrowly confined to two camps: the righteous and the evil, with many more falling into the evil category…
/ November 4, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Can Obama reach common ground without selling out black base?

OPINION – How does the president work with this new crop of conservatives whose ire has been focused as much on race and ethnicity as pubic policy?…
/ November 4, 2010