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NAACP: Five things you can do to help pass health care reform
7:04 AM on 11/10/2009
OPINION - There are five key things that must be done and that we can do to ensure that the Senate passes a real health care reform bill with a strong public option...
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Rockford killing highlights national dilemma with police conduct
10:02 AM on 10/01/2009
OPINION - The United States remains the only country in the Western world without national standards for the use of police force, or with ongoing federal training for officers...
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Personal responsibility alone won't fix structural inequalities
7:11 AM on 09/22/2009
OPINION - Families often face enormous structural barriers to success, barriers that can impede even the most conscientious, tenacious and, yes, responsible parents...
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Demand justice for Troy Davis
8:18 AM on 06/24/2009
In Georgia, a man named Troy Davis sits on Death Row despite unassailable evidence pointing to his innocence. It is the most compelling case of innocence in decades. Davis was convicted in 1991 of the murder of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail despite the fact that no physical evidence exists...
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- Is the average single black woman really worth just $5?
- Prison shouldn't be a publicity stunt for Lil Wayne
- 'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
- Barbershop Buzz: Which women inspire you?
- Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
- Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
- How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
- Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- Slideshow: Friends or foes? Where black leaders stand with Obama
- Rangel's loss could be Harlem voters' gain
- Paterson should 'put the people first' and resign
- The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
- Barbershop Buzz: Should Paterson resign?
- Will Dems heed Obama's eleventh hour call for health care reform?
- An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
- Barbershop Buzz on sex addiction: Is it a myth or malady?
- Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
- Why we should accept Tiger's apology
- Five things Tiger Woods should say at mea culpa media event
- Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
- Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)
- Africans find unlikely education at Ukraine universities
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- CDC enlists celebs to launch social media fight against HIV/AIDS
- Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
- Obama's last stand on health care reform
- The skinny on food and mood
- African-Americans increasingly going under the knife in quest for perfection
- NYC b-boys hope to be discovered dancing on subways
- TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
- Rev. Frederick D. Reese remembers 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma
- TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
- 'No place like home': The cast of '227' reunites
- National Urban League launches 'I Am Empowered' campaign with theGrio
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- 'The Book of Eli': A not-so-new parable of burnt-out beauty
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