Opinion
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Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
11:40 AM on 03/10/2010
OPINION - The long, sordid and savage history of racist stereotyping of African-Americans has been the stock in trade of race baiting and ridicule and for centuries...
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How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
10:37 AM on 03/10/2010
OPINION - There is an opportunity for Haitian leadership to renegotiate the nation's relationship with the world...
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Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
10:15 AM on 03/10/2010
OPINION - Ben Roethlisberger, a white athlete, is innocent until proven guilty, but for black athletes, rapper Jay-Z said it best: Guilty until proven innocent...
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Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
12:17 PM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - Geoffrey Fletcher's historic win for best adapted screenplay is as monumental as Hattie McDaniel's, Sidney Poitier's and Halle Berry's...
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Rangel's loss could be Harlem voters' gain
12:02 PM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - Harlem's voters have something they haven't had the benefit of in quite some time: viable options for his potential replacement...
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Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
11:08 AM on 03/08/2010
OPINION - In a few lines, a raunchy, off-the-cuff comedian showed reverence, gratitude, tenacity and historical awareness...
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How 'Bloody Sunday' changed America
11:43 AM on 03/07/2010
OPINION - Selma, Alabama has long occupied a central place in the story of our nation's long struggle to extend voting rights to African-Americans. In 1965, the town...
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This year's Oscar nominees are rich with racial themes
8:18 AM on 03/07/2010
OPINION - From 'Avatar' and 'District 9' to 'The Blind Side' and 'Precious', this years Academy Award nominees both directly and indirectly grapple with issues regarding race...
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Paterson should 'put the people first' and resign
9:09 AM on 03/05/2010
OPINION - Governor Paterson, when you've got Reverend Al calling a meeting at Sylvia's, you shouldn't wait to be asked, it's time to do the right thing...
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'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
8:03 AM on 03/05/2010
REVIEW - As a piece of entertainment Antoine Fuqua's new film is first-rate but as food for thought it falls short...
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Mo'Nique won't win -- and other Oscar predictions
5:30 AM on 03/05/2010
OPINION - This year it's the same ol' Oscar drama and not some new enlightened age...
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An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
3:35 PM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - Most football owners seem intent on standing idly by while costly concerns twist aimlessly in the wind...
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The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
9:49 AM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - 'The Gang of Four', consisted of David Dinkins, Charles Rangel, Basil Paterson and Percy Sutton. But that old gang is breaking up. Its power is largely gone...
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Will Dems heed Obama's eleventh hour call for health care reform?
9:10 AM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - Obama has come closer than any president to passing comprehensive health care reform, yet he has much more work to do...
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College officials flunk in face of repeated racist incidents
8:43 AM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - The propensity of some students to slander, slur, mock and insult black and Latino students mirrors the hate acts that occur virtually daily in society...
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Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
9:01 AM on 03/03/2010
OPINION - At the heart of this debate is partisan politics, inept leadership and racial prejudice...
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Homophobia in Africa raises serious questions about foreign aid
8:25 AM on 03/03/2010
OPINION - Uganda's controversial anti-gay legislation illustrates tension between foreign donors' expectations and African cultural values...
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National Urban League launches 'I Am Empowered' campaign with theGrio
8:24 AM on 03/02/2010
This week, the National Urban League celebrates its Centennial year with a call to action...
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Rhode Island teacher firing exposes sorry state of our schools
8:15 AM on 03/02/2010
OPINION - You don't have to go to college to know that America's educational system is as embarrassing as our bloated, expensive health care system...
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Why African-Americans have given President Obama a pass
8:12 AM on 03/02/2010
OPINION - Black leaders have at times lightly chided Obama to do and say more for African-Americans, but they're also realists...
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- Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
- How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
- Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- NYC b-boys hope to be discovered dancing on subways
- Slideshow: Friends or foes? Where black leaders stand with Obama
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- Rangel's loss could be Harlem voters' gain
- Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
- How 'Bloody Sunday' changed America
- This year's Oscar nominees are rich with racial themes
- Paterson should 'put the people first' and resign
- The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
- Barbershop Buzz: Should Paterson resign?
- Will Dems heed Obama's eleventh hour call for health care reform?
- Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
- Rhode Island teacher firing exposes sorry state of our schools
- Why African-Americans have given President Obama a pass
- An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
- Barbershop Buzz on sex addiction: Is it a myth or malady?
- Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
- Why we should accept Tiger's apology
- Five things Tiger Woods should say at mea culpa media event
- Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
- Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)
- Africans find unlikely education at Ukraine universities
- 'Fela' brings Nigeria to Broadway
- CDC enlists celebs to launch social media fight against HIV/AIDS
- Obama's last stand on health care reform
- The skinny on food and mood
- African-Americans increasingly going under the knife in quest for perfection
- Cancer victim sheds light on bone marrow donor crisis
- 7 ways to keep your resolution to work out
- TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
- Rev. Frederick D. Reese remembers 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma
- TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
- 'No place like home': The cast of '227' reunites
- National Urban League launches 'I Am Empowered' campaign with theGrio
- Can reconciliation resuscitate health care reform?
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- 'The Book of Eli': A not-so-new parable of burnt-out beauty
- Mary J. Blige's 'Stronger With Each Tear' is a gem
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