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How a Troy Davis execution hurts us internationally
8:47 AM on 09/21/2011
OPINION - Many have advocated for a moratorium on the death penalty, and if there were ever a case that justifies the continuation of this advocacy, this one is it...
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How Obama can keep hope alive for Troy Davis
8:16 AM on 09/08/2011
OPINION - President Obama's intervention in the Troy Davis case would signal, above all else, his commitment to justice for all...
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Why we need a 'New Deal' for black America
1:26 PM on 08/16/2011
OPINION - What we need is inclusive, creative political action and an increased investment in new strategies to develop skills, opportunities and resources in all communities...
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New training is only a band-aid for police brutality
8:29 AM on 07/27/2011
OPINION - The tensions between law enforcement and community are high in cities across the country where there have been a number of police involved shootings this year..
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Does living in a diverse community make you safer?
8:16 AM on 07/07/2011
OPINION - Crime rates are falling -- and that's good news. That there may be a correlation between increasing racial diversity in communities and decreasing crime is even more exciting...
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Do black men get better health care behind bars?
8:38 AM on 06/30/2011
OPINION - A research study published by Vanderbilt University sociologist Evelyn Patterson in 2010 shows state prisons are having a positive effect on the mortality rates of black men...
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Why efforts to soften pot laws are at an all-time high
8:04 AM on 06/09/2011
OPINION - No drug is harmless, but criminalizing the personal health risks associated with marijuana use just doesn't make sense...
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Retroactive drug sentencing is change we can believe in
8:55 AM on 06/02/2011
OPINION - There is no question that the U.S. Sentencing Commission should seek to amend the sentencing provisions so as to retroactively apply to qualifying inmates...
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Why Prince deserves props for his political activism
9:04 AM on 05/20/2011
OPINION - While better known as a musical genius for pioneering the Minneapolis Sound, Prince's social consciousness has been a recurring theme of his music from the beginning...
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Why Mumia Abu-Jamal's second chance at life matters
8:12 AM on 04/27/2011
OPINION - Anti-death penalty advocates have long argued that Abu-Jamal's 1982 trial was unfair, and that the application of the death penalty has been racially biased...
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What Marable would want us to know about Malcolm X
6:08 AM on 04/04/2011
OPINION - We should all be reminded that his work on Malcolm X is a call for another journey toward reinvention: our own...
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Blacks need not apply: Report shows rise in job discrimination
8:15 AM on 03/24/2011
OPINION - Today, it is estimated that 65 million U.S. adults have a criminal record and continue to face barriers to employment as a result...
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Why racial segregation keeps blacks out of work
8:44 AM on 03/07/2011
OPINION - Until we attack the social structures that are at the root of racial inequalities in the U.S., we threaten to undermine the integrity of our "recovery."...
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How Tasers take a bigger toll on black community
9:05 AM on 02/25/2011
OPINION - To this day, African-Americans are the most likely group to be shot by law enforcement and to have Taser guns used against them...
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Low income blacks biggest victims of GOP budget cuts
8:00 AM on 01/21/2011
OPINION - We cannot afford a fiscal policy that sacrifices the resources vital to the survival of low-income people and people of color...
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N-word on trial: Verdict should be it's never ok
8:35 AM on 01/06/2011
OPINION - The n-word has a legacy in the dehumanization of African people in America, which has led to the segregation of opportunity and advancement that we experience today...
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Is decline in US segregation proof of post-racial society?
8:35 AM on 12/15/2010
OPINION - The decline in black-white residential segregation is not an equal opportunity phenomenon...
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Racist imagery still sells on international market
9:00 AM on 12/02/2010
OPINION - All of us have a responsibility to remind emerging nations that becoming a world power does not authorize a degradation of African-Americans...
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Why we still need black-owned banks
8:27 AM on 11/22/2010
OPINION - Since the 19th Century, African-American-owned banks have played a vital role in the economic development of our communities...
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5 lessons learned from the Oscar Grant case
9:36 AM on 11/09/2010
OPINION - The sentence has opened old wounds, causing many to question the extent to which the justice system values the lives of African-American males...
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Rep. Allen West: Obama, liberals should 'get the hell out' of US
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David Alan Grier shrugs off 'Porgy and Bess' controversy
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Apollo Theater anniversary: Celebrating 78 years of classic performances (SLIDESHOW)
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Camilla Williams dead: Black opera pioneer dies at 92
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To tithe or not to tithe? Black churches vulnerable in economic downturn
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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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Grace Jones, Chaka Khan and friends rock Etam fashion show (SLIDESHOW)
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'Roots' 35 years later: Where is the cast now?
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