contributors - Noel Anderson
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Trying minors as adults is a major mistake
8:58 AM on 11/10/2009
OPINION - Juveniles should not be tried and treated as adults in the criminal justice system, no matter how "adult-like" the crime
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Is resistance to H1N1 vaccine healthy?
7:30 AM on 10/21/2009
OPINION - Rogue medical trials are rooted in black social memory in this country, so I believe it's healthy to be skeptical and to turn simple answers into critical questions on this issue.
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Violent America makes for violent youth
7:36 AM on 09/30/2009
OPINION - We should abhor the actions of the young men who killed 16-year-old Chicago student Derrion Albert, but we should not be so quick to label it just another "black-on-black" inner city crime...
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Leave banks out of student loans; give students the bailout
7:10 AM on 09/22/2009
OPINION - Access to higher education should not be for just the privileged, it should be affordable and available to all who strive for it...
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Charter schools are not the answer to failing public education
7:26 AM on 09/16/2009
OPINION - Do charter schools live up to the hype? The truth is they don't. There is no real distinguishable academic effect on children...
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Public education needs 'Cash for Flunkers'
9:00 AM on 08/10/2009
This ambitious "Race to the Top" remedy for our ailing schools will still not be enough. The real problem is that many states are clunkers...
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Sotomayor may pass ultimate one-size-fits-all test
7:43 AM on 07/28/2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor admits she's an affirmative action baby. She stated in an interview that she did not have high SAT scores and that being a Latina helped her get into the once all-male Princeton. Despite admissions test scores, she excelled academically, surpassing the majority of her white classmates. Fast-forward...
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Stories of the grave and pool reflect the past
5:10 PM on 07/10/2009
The recent discovery of Emmett Till's original casket in a rusting shed, yards away from where he was laid to rest by his mother, Ms. Mamie Bradley, in 1955 brought back memories of an ugly past. If you recall, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Chicago youth, was brutally lynched by racists...
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Our schools suck
9:30 AM on 07/01/2009
Do you remember Ty'Sheoma Bethea? She was the eighth grader in the Sunday dress sitting next to first lady, Michelle Obama, during the State of the Union address back in February 2009. Obama gave Ty'Sheoma a presidential shout-out, applauding her courage in sending a letter to him and to Congress...
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On education Obama may be Bush-lite
12:25 AM on 06/08/2009
Is There a Difference Between the Education Agenda of George Bush and Barack Obama? Answer: Not really! President Obama's historic election sparked public excitement about getting rid of Bush's retro policies. However, when it comes to No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the controversial education law that is up for reauthorization...
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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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