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Drake's 'HYFR' video embraces his Jewish roots, a break with rap's past
11:23 AM on 04/10/2012
OPINION - Drake has managed to leverage another unique aspect of his personal identity and merge it with hip-hop: Judaism...
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Miscarriage of justice for some pregnant women
8:40 AM on 07/13/2011
OPINION - Surely the irony of threatening to leave three real-life children motherless by putting a young woman behind bars for allegedly endangering an unborn fetus does not escape you...
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Why Amber Rose shouldn't be shamed for nude pics
9:05 AM on 07/05/2011
OPINION - Ultimately, we can't celebrate celebrity sexiness while shaming celebrity sex. And these are the pictures that prove it...
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Do stereotypes actually help black women succeed?
9:03 AM on 06/21/2011
OPINION - There is evidence that black women's status as double minorities might actually afford us unique opportunities to avoid common prejudices and instead carve out our own niche...
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Can a white rapper ever use the n-word?
8:35 AM on 06/13/2011
OPINION - What's most interesting about Kreayshawn's tentative n-word position is that it could set a new precedent for white rappers to come...
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Psychology Today trashes black women's beauty for press
9:11 AM on 05/17/2011
OPINION - With such a wide audience and aspirational mission statement, it seems completely counter-intuitive that they would stoop so low...
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How the royal wedding reflects on America's 'black elite'
8:49 AM on 04/29/2011
OPINION - How far have we come since W.E.B. DuBois put forward this vision of leadership, and who is playing this role for the black community today?...
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How race plays a dynamic role in S&M culture
1:39 PM on 03/29/2011
theGRIO REPORT - When imagining someone hurling racial epithets at you or treating you like their slave, you may be more likely to picture a Klansman than a partner or lover...
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Racial blame game overshadows gang rape of Texas child
9:05 AM on 03/17/2011
OPINION - White supremacist web sites are using the occasion of the assault to reinvigorate painfully vicious stereotypes about black men...
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Huckabee doubles down on bashing minority single mothers
8:22 AM on 03/07/2011
OPINION - By casting single mothers with one giant, disrespectful net, and targeting minorities in particular, Huckabee is playing with fire...
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Why are black pop stars performing at the behest of dictators?
8:24 AM on 02/24/2011
OPINION - 'The mad dog of the Middle East' has been linked both socially and financially to some of our most beloved black superstar entertainers...
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Why the assault on Planned Parenthood may hurt minorities most
8:40 AM on 02/22/2011
OPINION - It's obvious that our community can't afford to have our services cut back now...
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Butt implant death begs question: Do big bottoms lead to the top?
9:11 AM on 02/11/2011
OPINION - Claudia Aderotimi's death is the result of life in a world that appraises beauty by level of difficulty: the more unattainable, the more valuable...
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Slideshow: 12 urban myths that increase your chances of catching an STD
8:38 AM on 02/07/2011
SLIDESHOW - Sometimes the stakes are too high to let these instances of misinformation go unchecked. Now is one of those times...
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GOP efforts to redefine 'forcible rape' put women in peril
8:18 AM on 02/01/2011
OPINION - If enacted, the bill threatens to deny due health care to untold numbers of rape victims, with poor women and minorities disproportionally affected...
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Steve Harvey has no business giving relationship advice
9:00 AM on 01/26/2011
OPINION - However damning these latest personal details prove to be, it's the content of Harvey's public philosophy on love that actually undermines his authority...
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Philly abortion clinic horror highlights need for more access
12:26 PM on 01/21/2011
OPINION - We can't allow the sensationalistic images from Gosnell's case to distract us from the underlying issues that might otherwise be highlighted by this case...
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Why golden-voice man 'going viral' is a mixed blessing
8:48 AM on 01/13/2011
OPINION - Are small or temporary gains in their personal fortunes or fame enough to justify the potential exploitation and cultural fallout that takes place along the way?...
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Slideshow: The top 10 least misogynistic rap lyrics of 2010
8:00 AM on 12/23/2010
SLIDESHOW - They're not all perfect. But they're a start...
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How black Ivy League alums got labeled 'gang-bangers'
10:43 AM on 11/29/2010
OPINION - It should serve as an opportunity for us to examine the ways in which we as a black community can and must view our struggles as more connected across lines of class...
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Prosecutor announces 72-hour timeline for announcement in Trayvon Martin case
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Sanford bracing for decision on Trayvon Martin
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George Clooney to host $40K-a-head Obama fundraiser
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Trayvon Martin case: Zimmerman secretly spoke to Sean Hannity, according to lawyers
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Zimmerman's lawyers withdraw from Trayvon Martin shooting case
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