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Lincoln University shouldn't throw its weight around

By Charlton McIlwain

8:00 AM on 11/24/2009

OPINION - Predicating students' (most of them black) educational achievement on bodily appearance threatens to undo many of the positive coping skills that blacks (women in particular) have developed in order to maintain positive mental health.
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40 years of diversity makes Sesame Street a unique destination

By Charlton McIlwain

8:49 AM on 11/06/2009

OPINION - There are valuable lessons for children watching Sesame Street for the first time, as much as it is for those of us who have lived around...
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Love and success are more important than preserving your race

By Charlton McIlwain

9:15 AM on 10/20/2009

OPINION - In the end, is race really worth preserving, when the alternative means denying oneself the pleasures, securities...
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Do black congressmen still represent black interests?

By Charlton McIlwain

9:00 AM on 10/09/2009

OPINION -- All eyes are on Rep. Charlie Rangel again this week as finger-pointing Republicans continue to pursue punishing him for ethics violations...
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Will race be Obama's Achilles' heel in 2012?

By Charlton McIlwain

8:19 AM on 10/06/2009

OPINION - Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty took his first steps toward a 2012 White House challenge, reminding us that it's never too early to start looking ahead...
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Shift in race discussion needed for our kids and our media

By Charlton McIlwain

8:50 AM on 09/22/2009

OPINION - Even the youngest among us recognize and realize the utility in making racial distinctions. Should we be concerned? If so, by what, exactly?
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Why segregation has asylum in the church

By Charlton McIlwain

8:23 AM on 09/04/2009

OPINION - Eleven o'clock on Sunday morning is America's most segregated hour. But recent indications suggest that some want to fix America's last home of segregation: the church...
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Blacks on the right must play the left's game

By Charlton McIlwain

8:56 AM on 08/18/2009

OPINION - When it comes to an agenda, being black is the black conservative's only distinguishable quality.
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