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How Eric Holder became a GOP prime target

By David A. Love

8:42 AM on 10/11/2011

OPINION - U.S. Attorney General Eric holder is under the gun these days, but his critics seem to protest too much...

The lie that won't die: Obama and the Black Panthers

By David A. Love

8:50 AM on 10/06/2011

OPINION - Bereft of any ideas, the bottom feeders of ultra-right wing media are once again beating the dead horse of Obama-as-black-radical...

Should Herman Cain run for the Republican VP spot?

By David A. Love

8:59 AM on 10/03/2011

OPINION - Cain has brilliantly positioned himself as a perfect running mate should one of his rivals beat him out for the top spot...

Is Herman Cain's race the real elephant in the room?

By David A. Love

8:24 AM on 09/29/2011

OPINION - Perhaps race explains why Herman Cain is not regarded as a serious frontrunner in the GOP presidential primaries...

Does Obama need to take a stronger death penalty stand?

By David A. Love

8:33 AM on 09/23/2011

OPINION - In staking out a middle ground, Obama has protected himself from the fate visited upon former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election...

New book doesn't tell all about Obama administration

By David A. Love

7:45 AM on 09/21/2011

OPINION - If we are to believe the charges made by Suskind, then it helps us to understand the context behind the president's policy decisions...

Death penalty debate resurrected in 2012 campaign

By David A. Love

8:27 AM on 09/16/2011

OPINION - Throughout modern U.S. history, the death penalty has proven a big political issue...

Do Americans unanimously support interracial marriage?

By David A. Love

8:01 AM on 09/13/2011

OPINION - Acceptance of interracial marriage is at an all-time high, with a vast majority of people accepting black-white marriages, according to a recent survey. But how much can we trust the numbers?...

Should blacks be satisfied with Obama's jobs speech?

By David A. Love

6:00 AM on 09/09/2011

OPINION - Perhaps the president's African-American critics expect too much when they demand that he explicitly mention black unemployment...

Why we should look for work outside our comfort zone

By David A. Love

8:34 AM on 09/06/2011

OPINION - What people are learning is that dire circumstances require aggressive action and new ways of thinking...

Rush Limbaugh's right hand man is black

By David A. Love

8:31 AM on 08/31/2011

OPINION - The racist humor expressed on the Rush Limbaugh show is done at the expense of black people, to denigrate and insult the community...

Why is Mississippi so red when it's so black?

By David A. Love

9:16 AM on 08/25/2011

OPINION - Oddly, the blackest, poorest and most federally-dependent state in America is also the most conservative state, according to a Gallup poll taken earlier this year...

Perry compares civil rights movement to tax cuts for billionaires

By David A. Love

8:39 AM on 08/24/2011

OPINION - To compare the noble goals of the civil rights movement to the nefarious political strategies of GOP hacks and dirty tricksters who fight against civil rights is the ultimate cynical move...

Crown Heights riots 20 years later: A referendum on race

By David A. Love

8:09 AM on 08/19/2011

OPINION - Two competing narratives have been employed to explain what transpired in this Brooklyn neighborhood in 1991...

Rick Perry's Texas is no 'miracle', it's a mirage

By David A. Love

6:00 AM on 08/16/2011

OPINION - If the devil is in the details, it is not favorable to Rick Perry's presidential aspirations should he find himself as his party's nominee in the general election...

Milennial attitudes prove America isn't post-racial

By David A. Love

8:42 AM on 08/10/2011

OPINION - Young people of color were able to make more of a connection between race and disparities in opportunity and resources. Many whites, on the other hand, had more of a problem connecting the dots...

'Unemployed need not apply': Discrimination dominates job market

By David A. Love

8:00 AM on 08/05/2011

OPINION - Employment advocates maintain that unemployment discrimination could be illegal if there is a disparate impact on groups such as blacks, Latinos, women and the disabled...

Will Somalia suffer from the US debt ceiling deal?

By David A. Love

8:05 AM on 08/02/2011

OPINION - Proposed cuts in U.S. foreign aid would hinder America's ability to effectively assist in what has become the world's most serious humanitarian crisis...