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Black males re-imagined: Mentoring this generation

By Cheo Tyehimba

2:24 PM on 12/06/2010

OPINION - Imagining new possibilities amid bleak circumstances is a day-to-day experience for black youth...
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'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage

By Cheo Tyehimba

7:48 AM on 02/15/2010

OPINION - 'Ameriville', which is currently on tour, uses the colliding forces of race, class, and politics in post-Katrina New Orleans to explore America's moral zip code...
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Doing the right thing in Haiti

By Cheo Tyehimba

8:39 AM on 01/15/2010

OPINION - If you cry for Haiti, let your tears mobilize you...
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KFC feels global heat over Australian ad

By Cheo Tyehimba

11:28 AM on 01/08/2010

OPINION - Some black folks are upset by a controversial KFC ad that has many claiming the company is perpetuating racist stereotypes...
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The 10 most important black films of the decade

By Cheo Tyehimba

10:20 AM on 12/23/2009

OPINION - For most readers, every "best of" list has a few near misses and at least one curious "WTF?" item that suggests the reviewer...
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Spare the rod, save your child

By Cheo Tyehimba

7:42 AM on 09/23/2009

OPINION - A study of more than 2,500 toddlers found that, for poor children as young as one, spanking is not only commonplace but promotes more aggressive behavior by age two...
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Black fathers are much farther along than many think

By Cheo Tyehimba

9:10 AM on 09/17/2009

OPINON - It's clear there is a growing, yet often unacknowledged, segment of black fathers...
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Welcome to the age of "No Child Left Un-Politicized"

By Cheo Tyehimba

2:30 PM on 09/08/2009

OPINION - Forget President Bush's "No Child Left Behind," this is the age of "No Child Left Un-Politicized.
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In civil rights revamp Holder should remember the Kennedys

By Cheo Tyehimba

9:22 AM on 09/02/2009

OPINION - In May 1962, then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy was asked: "What do you see as the big problem ahead for you? Is it crime or internal security?" "Civil rights," he replied...
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Pre-K education may be prison prevention

By Cheo Tyehimba

10:35 AM on 08/24/2009

OPINION -- High quality early childhood education programs can increase likelihood of high school graduation and employment; reduce welfare dependence, school dropout rates, and crime.
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Townhall SmackDown!

By Cheo Tyehimba

10:10 AM on 08/12/2009

OPINION - What do well-intentioned town hall meetings on health care reform and the WWE's "Friday Night SmackDown" have in common? Sadly, more than you might think.
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Limbaugh, Beck, and Dobbs play in dangerous race game

By Cheo Tyehimba

12:56 PM on 07/30/2009

Don't hate the player, hate the game. Even if President Obama never publicly utters these words, I have to think that he's probably already said them to himself just to keep his sanity amid the rising undercurrent of race-fueled, anti-Obama rhetoric that is finding favor in national media outlets. Like...
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Debating race is a true American pastime

By Cheo Tyehimba

7:57 AM on 07/26/2009

Where's Rodney King when you need him? Ever since Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested last week for disorderly conduct after breaking into his own home, I've been thinking a lot about King...
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My return to Africa

By Cheo Tyehimba

9:04 AM on 07/08/2009

As President Obama prepares to visit Ghana on July 10 and 11th, I am reminded of the first time I journeyed there in 1997. For me, it was a life-changing event. I was on assignment for American Legacy magazine and what begun as a curious examination of the former slave...
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Unlocking the emotional intelligence of black men

By Cheo Tyehimba

8:40 AM on 06/19/2009

I was stuck. Emotionally marooned. What now seems like a lifetime ago, I recall trying as best I could to be a more loving partner in a relationship that was speeding toward Splitsville. She wanted me to share my feelings more, engage in heavy PDA (public displays of affection), and...
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