Slideshow: theGrio's week in review 2/7 - 2/13

Obama's decline reflects the perils of democracy: OPINION - Obama has been given the simple, yet impossible task of improving the economy while being given no resources in order to get the job done...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sade's return is worth the wait: OPINION - Sade has always been a chill-out enterprise, yet 'Soldier of Love' takes this idea up a notch...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Epic Records)

Anti-abortion billboards claim black children are an endangered species:OPINION - Although they are correct, their reasoning is completely wrong...READ MORE

Ex-NCAA star's lawsuit may expose league exploitation: OPINION - We should also stop allowing the NCAA to earn excessive profits from the images of athletes without compensating them...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Eric Draper)

Leaders leave real black issues out in the cold at White House: OPINION - Black leaders still insist the president's travails are born of process and not of substance...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mandela's freedom has been a dream, South Africa remains a nightmare: OPINION - One could argue that Nelson Mandela's release from prison 20 years ago was similar to the Obama effect...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Udo Weitz, file)

John Mayer is tone deaf when it comes to black people: OPINION - Maybe Mayer should get up to speed on black history, as well as get some psychotherapy...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Some blacks back Tea Party, despite movement's racist reputation: A small but increasing number of black conservatives and libertarians are getting involved in the protest movement...READ MORE

(AP Photo/Oxford, Eagle, Bruce Newman)

Where's the diversity at the Winter Olympics?:OPINION - Few African-Americans participate in winter sports due largely to limited access, exposure and resources...READ MORE

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Black women should diversify their dating pool this Valentine's Day: OPINION - The world is crawling with available men. The problem is that most of them aren't African-Americans...READ MORE

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