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Don Cornelius dead: Why 'Soul Train' will never leave America's station
10:22 AM on 02/01/2012
OPINION - 'Soul Train' always managed to stay fresh, alluring and project the unmistakable magnetism of black dance, song and art...
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Welfare reform 15 years later: Clinton's worst move revisited
3:45 PM on 08/24/2011
OPINION - Fifteen years later, the nation is stuck with a reform that did indeed end welfare as we know it. The price for that was to increase poverty for the millions that we also know...
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Justice still not served in Miss. hate crime case
3:00 PM on 08/08/2011
OPINION - James Craig Anderson's family has comported themselves with monumental dignity in the face of the brutal and shocking murder...
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Bank of America lending fraud deal still a disservice
6:29 AM on 08/04/2011
OPINION - The indisputable fact is that the bank made tens of millions on its alleged illegal and fraudulent lending practices...
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Why conservatives ♥ celebrating the Confederacy
8:52 AM on 08/01/2011
OPINION - Scott and the other GOP governors pining for the Confederate past, has nothing to do honoring and preserving history, but inflaming a very real living political present...
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Will Obama's pro-gay policies alienate African-Americans?
8:13 AM on 07/25/2011
OPINION - Some blacks privately grumble over Obama's expected reversal on the gay marriage issue and his backing of the repeat of DADT...
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The Clarence Thomas pick 20 years later: Disorder in the court
9:44 AM on 07/05/2011
OPINION - He actually believes that race is a crutch, an impediment and even an archaic relic of the past in American life...
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Is Gadhafi's financing of Farrakhan paying off?
9:27 AM on 06/22/2011
OPINION - Is Farrakhan's see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil and countenance no evil spoken against Gadhafi policy motivated by money?...
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Mormon candidates must confront religion's racist past
8:47 AM on 06/15/2011
OPINION - Given the long and suspect history of Mormons on race, Romney and Huntsman are kidding themselves if they think that their church's history won't be an issue...
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Will Latino gang arrests deepen black-brown divide?
8:20 AM on 06/08/2011
OPINION - The fed crackdown on the Azusa street gangs by itself won't stop hate attacks on blacks...
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Mitt Romney's thin record on race
1:31 PM on 06/03/2011
OPINION - The real test for Romney on racial matters will come in the weeks and months ahead when he's in full swing on the campaign trail...
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Gil Scott-Heron was more than the 'Godfather of Rap'
9:29 AM on 05/29/2011
OPINION - The irony is that Heron took great pains to distance himself from many of the rap artists that purportedly were influenced by him...
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Obama can't remain ringside in Jack Johnson pardon fight
8:29 AM on 05/25/2011
OPINION - There would be absolutely no political repercussions, let alone political fall-out to Obama for pardoning Johnson...
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Bin Laden death brings resurgence of anti-Muslim racism
9:21 AM on 05/05/2011
OPINION - The killing was yet another excuse to spew racist venom tossing out the full and familiar storehouse of racial epithets that openly linked race and religion...
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Will Osama's death give Obama new life with voters?
8:05 AM on 05/03/2011
OPINION - Obama's resolute action against Osama bin Laden defused the major weapon in the GOP's attack arsenal...
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How Haley Barbour was hamstrung by civil rights blunders
8:26 AM on 04/26/2011
OPINION - Even if Barbour did not tote a storage locker of personal and political baggage, his candidacy would still have been just as stillborn...
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Why the Confederate flag is still flying high
8:02 AM on 04/25/2011
OPINION - For many other Southern whites, the flag and its association with Southern history, is a genuine source of pride and identification...
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Trump forces GOP to come clean on birtherism
8:23 AM on 04/21/2011
OPINION - Unfortunately, the GOP's long standing see no evil, hear no evil stance on the birther movement has already taken its toll...
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Obama's big bet on blacks is key to 2012 victory
8:37 AM on 04/19/2011
OPINION - The black vote is still Obama's prime trump card. And they can't just vote for him as the Democratic presidential standard bearer...
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Why a government shutdown would hurt blacks more than most
9:20 AM on 04/07/2011
OPINION - The figures on the number of blacks in federal government positions tell the story of just who will be hurt the most in a government shutdown...
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New study links racism, prejudice and conservatism to low IQ
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Serena Williams: Venus 'coming along awesome'
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TheGrio's 100: Melissa Harris-Perry, bringing race and politics to the forefront
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Malcolm X artifacts unearthed: Police docs and more found among belongs of 'Shorty' Jarvis
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Chef Cristeta Comerford credits Obamas with change in White House food
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Black stars shine at 2012 SAG Awards (SLIDESHOW)
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'Key & Peele' set to kick off: What are the best Obama parodies?
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Anthony Mackie in 'Man on a Ledge': Is he the next Denzel? (SLIDESHOW)
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Michael Jackson immortalized by his childen at Grauman's Chinese Theater (SLIDESHOW)
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Slideshow: The worst black celebrity tattoos
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'Key and Peele': Can they fill the void left by Dave Chappelle?
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Don Cornelius dead: Why 'Soul Train' will never leave America's station
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Black History Month: Debunking the 10 biggest myths about black history
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Introducing theGrio's 100 class of 2012: America's best
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Morgan Freeman and E'Dena Hines: Is this relationship odd, questionable or just wrong?
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