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Riots were a long time coming for black Britons

By Lola Adesioye

10:41 AM on 08/09/2011

OPINION - London -- and England -- is now dealing with black kids, white kids and indeed most likely children from other ethnicities who all have their axes to grind...
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Will HIV 'cure' reach the people who need it most?

By Lola Adesioye

8:15 AM on 12/21/2010

OPINION - The costs of these drugs and treatments tend to be prohibitive, making them inaccessible to most...
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How viral video can be hilarious and still hurt us

By Lola Adesioye

9:36 AM on 08/26/2010

OPINION - In our bare-all reality TV culture, we rationalize making people the butt of our jokes by saying that they have consented to it and/or don't mind...
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Essence's white fashion editor caught up in off-color controversy

By Lola Adesioye

9:04 AM on 07/30/2010

OPINION - The furor over Essence magazine's hiring of a white fashion editor is shortsighted and disheartening on so many levels...
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While the Tea Party simmers, the Coffee movement brews

By Lola Adesioye

10:59 AM on 04/21/2010

OPINION - The Coffee Party movement is also disgruntled with the current political system, however their cause is the promotion of civil discourse and compromise in politics...
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Terror plot is bad news for Nigerians

By Lola Adesioye

10:04 AM on 12/28/2009

OPINION - Hearing that a terrorist suspect had been found attempting to detonate a device on a plane was bad news. Finding out that the suspect was Nigerian was, for me and many other Nigerians, even worse...
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NY Times gift guide for people of color is niche, not racist

By Lola Adesioye

11:29 AM on 12/14/2009

OPINION - The notion that anything that has "black" written on it is racist is simplistic and naive...
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Steele works to change strategy for blacks and GOP

By Lola Adesioye

8:18 AM on 11/12/2009

OPINION - Republicans have their work cut out for them when it comes to attracting minority voters, but one thing they do have is determination...
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Election shows blacks remain engaged in political process

By Lola Adesioye

12:30 PM on 11/05/2009

OPINION - Going by the exit polls in this week's local elections, when it comes to the African-American vote, Democrats may have less to worry about than has been suggested.
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When is 'having it all' not enough?

By Lola Adesioye

9:11 AM on 10/23/2009

OPINION - Many women of my generation have come to find out that 'having it all' does not necessarily bring happiness.
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Michelle Obama had black and white ancestors, just like most of us

By Lola Adesioye

2:45 PM on 10/08/2009

OPINION - The news that First Lady Michelle Obama's great-great-great-grandmother was a slave and that her great-great-great grandfather was a white man has been a topic of much discussion.
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Reality hits 'Real Housewives'

By Lola Adesioye

9:20 AM on 10/05/2009

OPINION - It is becoming increasingly apparent that the lives of these Real Housewives are much more real than the 'reality' the TV show presents...
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Is Jimmy Carter right about the race factor?

By Lola Adesioye

8:57 AM on 09/16/2009

OPINION - Jimmy Carter's remarks about anti-Obama racism echo the sentiments of many, but casting all Obama opponents as racists is wrong...
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Kanye, how could you be so heartless?

By Lola Adesioye

9:38 AM on 09/14/2009

OPINION - Kanye West appears on the stage during Swift's acceptance speech, snatches the microphone from the unsuspecting teenager and declares - before a shocked and visibly upset Swift and an open-mouthed audience - that Beyonce's video was, in his view, the best.
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Outburst was low blow in an already lowbrow debate

By Lola Adesioye

12:46 PM on 09/10/2009

OPINION - Although Joe Wilson has since apologized, his heckling of the president has raised eyebrows. His appear to be indicative of a wider, more troubling trend...
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Is Clinton's Africa visit about power or partnership?

By Lola Adesioye

9:27 AM on 08/14/2009

OPINION - As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wraps up her tour of Africa, many in Africa are wondering about the real reason behind her visit...
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Beer summit looks great, needs more filling

By Lola Adesioye

7:18 PM on 07/30/2009

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have a beer with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., left, and Cambridge, Mass., police Sgt. James Crowley, right, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 30, 2009.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) Today, the president and vice president sat...
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What we need to hear from Obama on healthcare

By Lola Adesioye

8:29 AM on 07/22/2009

With recent polls showing that 50% of Americans disagree with the president's handling of healthcare policy, President Obama has some work to do in tonight's television conference if he intends to win Americans over on this fundamental issue. Ushering in an effective universal healthcare system would not only be a...
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Judging Obama six months in

By Lola Adesioye

9:14 AM on 07/21/2009

This week marks 6 months since President Obama's inauguration. The president has had a lot to deal with, having inherited a number of troubling domestic and international issues and being privy to new ones - such as the election debacle in Iran - that have arisen since he took office....
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Sotomayor hearings an exercise in divisive politics

By Lola Adesioye

7:54 AM on 07/15/2009

Sen. Jeff Sessions, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, right, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah., questions Sotomayor at hearing (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Many have been paying close attention to this week's congressional hearings which will determine whether or not Judge Sonia Sotomayor will become the first Latina Supreme Court...
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