contributors - Dr. Boyce Watkins
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Republicans' fear of a black president reaches new heights
9:03 AM on 02/03/2010
OPINION - The deceitful lies and illogical rants that drive the GOP right now are simply mind-boggling...
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The pros and cons of Black History Month
7:47 AM on 02/02/2010
OPINION - Since most Americans are woefully uneducated on African-American history, it's clear that allocating one month to the topic is not enough...
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Obama focuses on 'the Benjamins' in State of the Union
9:14 AM on 01/28/2010
OPINION - President Obama used his standard recipe of charisma, charm and vocal rhythm to renew his national agenda...
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What if Obama gave a State of the Black Union address?
8:36 AM on 01/27/2010
OPINION - Obama's State of the Union should be addressed to all Americans. But, it is intriguing to imagine what a speech specifically for African-Americans might sound like...
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The Supreme Court has sold out the American people
7:28 PM on 01/22/2010
OPINION - The 5-4 ruling on campaign financing was arguably the most un-American and destructive decision in recent US history...
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How to rebuild Haiti after the quake
9:11 AM on 01/19/2010
OPINION - The Haitian people need a future that is worth looking forward to, and one that is devoid of the same old heartache...
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Would Martin Luther King support Obama?
1:15 PM on 01/18/2010
OPINION - Obama and MLK might be "frenemies": Distant friends in public, with a fractured relationship behind closed doors...
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Destroyed and desperate, Haiti needs our help
10:42 AM on 01/13/2010
OPINION - The earthquake in Haiti was not only a global tragedy, it was a wake-up call for all of us to do what we know we were supposed to be doing in the first place...
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Bill Clinton's Obama remarks should be a wake-up call
3:12 PM on 01/11/2010
OPINION - If the allegations in "Game Change" are true, this is going to destroy the already wounded relationship between the Clinton family and the African-American community...
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Reid's 'Negro dialect' remark politically incorrect, but totally right
7:14 PM on 01/09/2010
OPINION - I don't think that Senator Harry Reid is a racist. Although Reid seemed to think that President Obama could win the election because he is "light skinned"...
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Is Harold Ford Jr. the next 'great black hope'?
8:30 AM on 01/07/2010
OPINION - Meet Harold Ford Jr., a former Congressman from Tennessee who has now become the next Barack Obama, at least in the eyes of enthusiastic Democrats...
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Single black women should end the blame game
9:05 AM on 01/04/2010
OPINION - I recently watched an ABC News special about black people not getting married. It featured a set of beautiful, intelligent black women who couldn't find husbands...
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Five ways to get your money right for 2010
7:00 AM on 01/01/2010
OPINION - Although we've got some work to do, black folks are always "movin' on up."
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The most racially charged stories of 2009
10:02 AM on 12/30/2009
OPINION - As we bring in the New Year and look forward to a new decade, I thought it might be fun to review the most racially-charged incidents of 2009.
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Holder should stop patronizing black dads for political points
9:20 AM on 12/28/2009
OPINION - Mr. President, if you cannot also address the good things that black men do, then please do not address the negatives. Both you and Eric Holder are more intelligent than that...
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NCAA's educational mission is great scam of 21st century
9:41 AM on 12/21/2009
OPINION - For the NCAA, the educational mission of their professional sports league is one of the great scams of the 20th and 21st centuries, no different from the Ponzi schemes of Bernie Madoff...
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Tiger Woods' rep slips from Obama to OJ
9:12 AM on 12/14/2009
OPINION - Tiger Woods is a black athlete. He isn't "Caublinasian," mixed or any other ethnicity. He is, officially, a black man...
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4 reasons Obama is losing the popularity contest
8:16 AM on 12/07/2009
OPINION - The president will probably regain his popularity, but I am hopeful that he finds a way to clear his plate and refocus his priorities.
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3 ways to find financial freedom as unemployment rate rises
7:21 AM on 12/01/2009
OPINION - They say If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. But the person who really has power is the one who owns the fishpond...
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Setting the record straight with Heather Ellis
8:30 AM on 11/23/2009
OPINION - This week, for the first time, I had the chance to speak with Heather Ellis...
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- Clarence Thomas' wife's Tea Party ties are supremely disturbing
- Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
- How 'Bloody Sunday' changed America
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Van Jones returns: 'I'm more committed to the politics of hope now'
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Lee Daniels: We need to get out of 'Huxtable' mode
- Slideshow: 20 films that uplifted black America
- Slideshow: 15 films that hurt black America
- 'High School Musical' star Corbin Bleu talks to theGrio about new Broadway role
- Slideshow: The 25 most influential albums by African-Americans
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
- Charles Rangel should resign in light of ethics panel ruling
- Obama, Republicans clash at heated health summit
- Fox News contributor Angela McGlowan to run for Congress in Mississippi
- NY Gov. Paterson has mere $620G to battle $12 million-man Andrew Cuomo
- The new Obama is the old Obama
- AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
- Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
- First black figure skating pair leaps over color barriers & national borders
- Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
- Where's the diversity at the Winter Olympics?
- Slideshow: African-Americans at the Winter games
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- TheGrio's 100: Mary Spio, reaching beyond the stars
- TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
- TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
- TheGrio Reflects: The genius of Ray Charles
- TheGrio's 100: Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, battling breast cancer and more
- TheGrio's 100: Clarence Otis Jr, serving 400 million meals a year
- TheGrio Reflects: Malcolm X rails against complacent civil rights activists
- TheGrio Reflects: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
- TheGrio Reflects: Muhammad Ali on Vietnam
- theGrio Reflects: The Story Of Emmett Till
- theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad
- theGrio Reflects: The 14th Amendment is adopted
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