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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

White Texas girls rap about lynching black boys, claim they didn't know any better

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

When men are battered

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Chivalry, feminism and the black community

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

The reality of black male privilege

OPINION – If we can muster the same unity to fight sexism that brought hundreds of thousands of people together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, we will be a much stronger people for it…
/ August 30, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why women are opting out of having children

ESSAY – Birth rates may be down because that is how some women and men want to live their lives. The right to live your life in your own way is still a primary right…
/ August 19, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

On Bernice King’s recent anti-LGBT remarks

OPINION – King said recently, ‘If I was homophobic, I wouldn’t have friends who are gay and lesbian’ — yet the logic of the youngest child of Dr. King is deeply flawed when it comes to the issue of LGBT rights…
/ August 12, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

A home with two fathers, and no shortage of love

ESSAY – Our children see us as their parents, not their gay dads. We are working every day to be the best parents we can be, but North Carolina won’t legally recognize our parental devotion…
/ June 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

In 'Where Did Our Love Go?' Gil Robertson explores how to bring love back in the black community

Journalist Gil Robertson, IV takes an innovative approach to understanding the precarious state of black relationships in his latest anthology, ‘Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African American Community.’
/ April 29, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Should a father have an important say in his daughter’s choice of a spouse?

What if all men had to obtain marriage approval from a girlfriend’s father by providing their credit reports, bank statements and medical records? Would men approach life and marriage preparation a little bit differently?
/ April 23, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

In love and money matters, is commitment a lost art?

The majority of people in our society desire to be in healthy, successful and prosperous relationships. Unfortunately, many of them are unprepared for the twists and turns that accompany commitment in a relationship.
/ April 5, 2013