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Can Ebony survive? 5 questions for black media in the digital age
8:50 AM on 09/28/2009
OPINION - Ebony Magazine had become the Black Pope of American media: Well respected, but not taken seriously. The cold, hard truth is that when people open a copy of...
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A whole bunch of G-20 racket, but is anybody listening?
6:46 AM on 09/25/2009
OPINION - No one is going to respond to protesters if they don't know what in the heck these groups are protesting about. The president is right on the money with this one...
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Race is Obama's Catch-22
5:47 AM on 09/22/2009
OPINION - If you think anti-Obama outbursts have nothing to do with Obama being black, you need to open a history book...
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U of Michigan's "optional" practices highlight need for reform
10:00 AM on 09/18/2009
OPINION -- The University of Michigan football team has a storied tradition when it comes to winning. The program is equally storied when it comes to making money by putting athletes...
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Stop hating on black female athletes
7:44 AM on 09/15/2009
OPINION - We need to stop putting black women in a box. They don't all belong in the socially dirty box, and they don't belong in the pure, sweet and innocent box.
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- Anti-abortion billboards claim black children are an endangered species
- Doctor pleads not guilty in Michael Jackson death case
- Actor Gary Coleman pleads guilty to criminal mischief charge
- Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice become football Hall of Famers
- Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
- Obama's decline reflects the perils of democracy
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- The Super Bowl will unite people of Haiti and New Orleans
- Can fried chicken just be fried chicken?
- New jobs numbers, but same old story for black workers
- 'Soul Train' 40 years later: Appealing to Americans on both sides of the track
- Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is 'Precious'
- Ex-NFL star Michael Irvin accused of sexual assault
- Lawyer: Michael Jackson's doctor to surrender Friday
- Soul music legend Bill Withers shines in new documentary
- Diversity reigns in Oscar-nominated directors
- Slideshow: The 25 most influential albums by African-Americans
- Move over Ray Nagin, New Orleans has new mayor
- NY Gov. meets with fellow Dems amid scandal rumors
- Senate likely to be less diverse after elections
- Justice Thomas: Some questioning of Supreme Court 'irresponsible'
- CA National Guard gets first black, female leader
- Obama calls for civility in Washington
- 'The Book of Eli': A not-so-new parable of burnt-out beauty
- Obama musical set to open in Germany
- Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)
- Kool & the Gang gives rare concert in Havana
- Africans find unlikely education at Ukraine universities
- 'Fela' brings Nigeria to Broadway
- Denver boy, 9, died after state-benefits error denied him asthma medication
- Among black girls, challenges of fighting obesity go beyond diet
- Obese African-Americans at higher risk of stroke
- Cancer victim sheds light on bone marrow donor crisis
- Hepatitis B and C often ignored as health threat to blacks
- KFC pulls Australian ad over US racism complaints
- Questlove explains what 'Soul Train' means for black Americans
- Tea Party movement lacks diversity, but unified in anti-government fervor
- DNA evidence exonerates NY man of 1976 rape
- Texas couple sells everything they own to help Haiti
- Cook defends fried chicken choice for Black History Month menu
- US Baptists charged with kidnapping Haitian children
- Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
- Mary J. Blige's 'Stronger With Each Tear' is a gem
- The 10 most important black films of the decade
- Alicia Keys' new album proves to be under par
- Happy reading! TheGrio's holiday book wish list
- Invictus: South African story has relevance for America
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