Obama: president or product?

By Talia Whyte

8:30 AM on 09/30/2009

OPINION - Nine months after his ascension to the White House, President Obama is still an international phenomenon and quite possibly the greatest marketing tool of all time...

African-Americans need to 'raise hell' about climate change

By Talia Whyte

8:10 AM on 09/23/2009

OPINION - Right here in the United States, there are serious climate issues that need to be addressed, and these problems disproportionately affect African Americans...

Kanye sparks an explosion of racism online

By Talia Whyte

8:05 AM on 09/15/2009

OPINION - After the MTV Video Music Awards, Twitter erupted into a cesspool of racism. Racism hasn't gone away, it has just gone online.

Gross inequality in access to healthy food

By Talia Whyte

4:00 PM on 08/28/2009

OPINION - Access to healthy food is one of those issues that anyone - no matter their racial, ethnic, geographic or political stripes - can agree upon, simply because everyone has to eat.

Is KFC trying to kill us?

By Talia Whyte

9:17 AM on 08/25/2009

OPINION - KFC has found itself embroiled in a fast food controversy as a result of its latest product, the Double Down Chicken Sandwich. Reported to be in a testing phase in Rhode Island and Nebraska, concerns of how it's launch will affect health and obesity rates among racial minorities, immigrants, and low income communities are arising.

Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6M downloads

NEW YORK (AP) - The milestone was announced Friday and confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan. For the group's leader, will.i.am, the moment is about much more than the song...