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Racism in the Middle East deserves our attention

By Shamara Riley

8:45 AM on 12/03/2009

OPINION - While Western societies have made societal changes and continue to address racism, there is little acknowledgment in most of the Middle East and North Africa...
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Why we should spend on Black Friday

By Shamara Riley

7:53 AM on 11/27/2009

OPINION - Black Friday kicks off the holiday season, but there is also a movement afoot to counteract what Black Friday critics charge is mindless consumerism...
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Sarah Palin has a lot in common with black women

By Shamara Riley

8:30 AM on 11/13/2009

OPINION - Palin probably has just as much - if not more - in common with many black women than most female politicians...
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Government doesn't have our back on unemployment

By Shamara Riley

8:41 AM on 11/06/2009

OPINION - In order to combat rising unemployment, black America needs to turn from government help to small business creation.
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Conservative black women bring fresh perspectives to feminism

By Shamara Riley

8:58 AM on 10/22/2009

OPINION - It is usually assumed that feminists are left-leaning liberals, but I am a feminist who is politically to the right of center...
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Only 'buying black' is a tough sell

By Shamara Riley

8:04 AM on 10/16/2009

OPINION - I had high expectations when I started this experiment. I believe in black-owned businesses...
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Car insurance could provide a roadmap for health care reform

By Shamara Riley

8:35 AM on 10/08/2009

OPINION - One health care reform argument is that a government requirement for individuals to have health care coverage is comparable to the state requirement that drivers have car insurance...
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Black progressives flee to conservative suburbs

By Shamara Riley

9:00 AM on 09/17/2009

OPINION - More black liberals wish to flee the high crime rates and bad public school systems of America's major cities for suburban bliss.
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Public option shouldn't be an option at all

By Shamara Riley

8:01 AM on 08/19/2009

OPINION - The Obama administration has put up a white flag by floating the idea that the so-called public option is not an essential part of its health care agenda.
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Government needs to get the heck out of health care

By Shamara Riley

7:17 AM on 08/03/2009

Health care reform is at the forefront of national policy, as Democrats work out how to pay for their 10-year, $1 trillion "public option" proposal that the Congressional Budget Office says won't reduce costs nor provide universal coverage. Then again, what government program has ever reduced its costs? I'm amused...
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How to attract black Republicans: 7 tips for Michael Steele

By Shamara Riley

7:48 AM on 07/26/2009

Since his election as the Republican National Committee's first black chairman, one of Michael Steele's goals has been to diversify the GOP. He has banned the word "outreach" from the GOP lexicon - viewing it as an afterthought approach - but has been actively working to build ties with young...
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Forget Republican racism, we have bigger issues

By Shamara Riley

9:35 AM on 06/22/2009

Let's face it: the Republican Party has a racism problem among some in its ranks. We've heard about the watermelon patch emails. We recently saw Rusty DePass, a GOP activist in South Carolina, apologize for taking to Facebook to liken First Lady Michelle Obama's ancestor to an escaped gorilla. When...
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