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Is LeBron setting himself up to lose?
9:09 AM on 06/10/2011
OPINION - No matter what the outcome of this year's finals, LeBron is looking at ways to draw more attention to himself for the next NBA season...
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How LeBron and Wade can create a league of their own
9:39 AM on 07/08/2010
OPINION - Why not have all of the free agents pool their resources and buy a franchise for them to play on together?...
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Harvard's course on 'The Wire' should require 'in the hood' training
9:40 AM on 11/11/2009
OPINION - It's refreshing to know that Harvard plans to teach a class using the TV show The Wire, to begin a dialogue and hopefully create solutions to some of urban America's...
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Magic has lost his luster with beef against Isiah
8:31 AM on 10/29/2009
OPINION -- As a rabid fan of 1980s NBA basketball, I was saddened to read last week that the friendship between Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas...
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Broad attacks on ACORN are just plain nuts
9:30 AM on 09/24/2009
OPINION -- Let me be clear, ACORN's actions deserved to be exposed, and they deserve to be punished. But let me be equally clear, ACORN is not a big American problem...
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Mr. President, in this digital age, nothing is 'off the record'
6:55 AM on 09/16/2009
OPINION - No matter how the president's words reach the American public, and no matter what the topic...
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Martha's Vineyard is rooted in black history
2:22 PM on 08/22/2009
OPINION - While on the Vineyard, you're just as likely to bump into a New York City office security guard as you are Spike Lee, and more importantly you'd probably have a friendly conversation with both of them...
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Congressional Black Caucus needs a new media face-lift
8:05 AM on 08/13/2009
As the Congressional Black Caucus holds its annual policy meeting this week, the group will undoubtedly face the question...
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Vick and Forrest reflect different sides of black athletes
8:00 AM on 07/30/2009
(AP Photo/John Froschauer, File) by Roland Laird Where African American athletes are concerned, Michael Vick and Vernon Forrest represent two sides of the same coin. We all know Vick's story: super-talented football player who refused to cut ties with his past and paid a severe price for it. The idea...
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Black alums must organize, activate for community
4:50 AM on 07/22/2009
Just as alumni encourage their universities to pump dollars into various programs and university departments, black alumni need to encourage them to funnel resources into the community. The support of black alumni of universities cuts to the core of what 'Black Power' and personal responsibility can mean in the 21st...
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