contributors - Dr. Boyce Watkins
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Cory Booker can count on becoming Mr. Senator
8:28 AM on 06/10/2011
OPINION - The world is waiting for Booker, and when he moves to the national scene, he is going to be successful...
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It's Groundhog Day for black unemployment rate
12:18 PM on 06/03/2011
OPINION - I feel like Bill Murray every single month when I receive the monthly unemployment reports...
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Florida's drug test law condemns welfare recipients
8:07 AM on 06/02/2011
OPINION - Governor Scott is wrong to simply write off his legislation as a way to 'give people an incentive' to stay away from drugs...
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Will Herman Cain's candidacy change black America?
8:50 AM on 05/23/2011
OPINION - Whether we like it or not, Herman Cain is expanding the definition of what it means to be black in America...
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Is hip-hop violence here to stay?
8:27 AM on 05/17/2011
OPINION - While it might be easy to blame the artists for glorifying violence, one must also acknowledge the cultural tornado under which many black males are born...
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From taking on Trump to taking out Osama: Obama's timing is impeccable
1:36 AM on 05/02/2011
OPINION - President Obama's announcement that the U.S. military has killed Osama Bin Laden was an obvious show-stopper, both literally and figuratively...
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How Obama's deficit speech may recapture '08 spirit
8:05 AM on 04/14/2011
OPINION - Even if he doesn't succeed at obtaining the change he is seeking, progressives will at least give him credit for trying...
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Why Sharpton and West's heated debate on Obama won't cool down
11:39 AM on 04/11/2011
OPINION - Cornel West is correct to challenge Sharpton on this important issue and the discussion must certainly continue...
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Farrakhan goes to war with Obama over Libya
8:19 AM on 03/28/2011
OPINION - The hypnotic power of Farrakhan's rhetoric, mixed with the passion in his voice, make for a message that simply cannot be ignored...
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Calm down Chris Brown! Going 'gangsta' on 'GMA' is senseless
12:12 PM on 03/22/2011
OPINION - Apparently, the new 'gangsta Chris' has become so full of himself that he thinks he's invincible and above the law, a well-documented recipe for self-destruction...
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Bill Cosby vs. Russell Simmons: Bitter feud allegedly gets filthy
11:36 AM on 03/17/2011
OPINION - With regard to the issue at hand, both Simmons and Cosby are correct and incorrect in their respective positions...
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NCAA grad rate racial disparity is out of bounds
8:11 AM on 03/16/2011
OPINION - The NCAA's graduation disparity problem will only cease to exist when former and current athletes begin to communicate and enlighten themselves...
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Little girls put Lil Wayne on defensive for offensive lyrics
8:12 AM on 03/14/2011
OPINION - Perhaps older women can take a note from the little girls who were courageous enough to do something that the rest of us weren't willing to do...
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Is Juan Williams right about 'all-white' NPR?
8:08 AM on 03/10/2011
OPINION - The truth is that Juan was not fired for being a black man; he was fired for being an unethical and disrespectful human being...
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5 ways NFL stars can survive the looming lockout
8:38 AM on 03/02/2011
OPINION - Team owners, hungry to earn an even larger profit from their business ventures, are going to keep the players off the field until they get what they want...
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Do Hispanics 'work harder' than blacks?
11:57 AM on 02/09/2011
OPINION - Instead of simply praising the work ethic of the immigrant population, SC lawmaker Robert Ford has gone out of his way to make this into some kind of contest...
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Why 'ghetto fab' style will keep you out of work
8:03 AM on 02/08/2011
OPINION - This is not as much a matter of being a conformist as it is about giving your potential client, customer or employer something that they can understand...
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Is Carol Moseley Braun 'cracking' under the pressure?
9:57 AM on 02/01/2011
OPINION - By flying off the handle in this way, Moseley Braun has made others begin to question her mental stability...
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Santorum uses race to smear Obama on abortion
9:12 AM on 01/20/2011
OPNION - It appears that Santorum thinks that because Barack Obama is black, he should automatically be pro-life...
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Diagnosing Dr. Laura: Host has 'silver spoon' sickness
8:09 AM on 01/18/2011
OPINION - I find it ironic that Dr. Laura considers herself to be the victim, rather than the beneficiary of America's double standards...
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