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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Why Trump and the Birthers Won't Go Away

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Donald Trump, Barack Obama 2012 , Birthers, GOP, Super PACs, Conspiracy Theories, Birther Movement, Donald Trump Birther, Obama Birthers

President Obama was indeed prophetic when he said at a press conference a year ago that his release of his long form birth certificate would not convince countless numbers of anti-Obama skeptics that he was a bona fide American. Nearly a year after the president called it right on the...

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Aundaray Guess

I Do: How I, a Gay Black Man, Came Around on Same-Sex Marriage

Aundaray Guess | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Black Gay Community, Black Gay Community HIV, Black Gay Men, Black Gay Men Hiv, Black Lgbt Community, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage

When New York City passed the right for gay couples to get married, it was definitely a happy and history-making occasion. The same rights were now being given to those who were previously denied them based solely on their sexuality. Finally New Yorkers, after many years of fighting and lobbying,...

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Oneika Raymond

How to do Paris Quickly and Cheaply

Oneika Raymond | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Travel Tips, Budget, Bv-Life, Paris, Paris-France, Travel






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John S. Wilson

Bloomberg's Soda Ban will Fall Flat

John S. Wilson | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg Soda Ban, Bv-Politics, New York Soda Ban

Mayor Michael Bloomberg may think he's helping to curb obesity in New York City -- where it has doubled among adults since 1997 -- with his new proposal to ban sugary drinks over 16 ounces. In actuality all he is doing is providing fodder for conservatives who have long...

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Elisabeth Braw

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee: "Sex Strikes Help Good Men"

Elisabeth Braw | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Charles Taylor, Joseph Kony, Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize, Africa, Liberia, War Crimes

Who said sex and politics don't mix? Led by Leymah Gbowee, a young mother, Liberian women went on a sex strike to end the country's brutal civil war. They were successful: in 2003 warlords agreed to end the violence. Last year Gbowee won a Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign....

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Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

How Long Will We Let Them Poison Our Kids?

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted May 31, 2012

Read More: African Americans, Dirty Coal, James Inhofe, Asthma, Coal, Epa, Naacp, Pollution And Asthma, Video

The sun is shining here in Oakland, and you can feel summer in the air. In my neighborhood, and all across America, kids are anxiously awaiting the final ring of the school bell. But not every child is looking forward to summer. Some will be trapped indoors during the next...

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Valerie Jarrett

Prioritizing Low-Income Families and Creating Pathways to Opportunity for All Americans

Valerie Jarrett | Posted May 31, 2012

Read More: Barack Obama, Bv-Politics, Poverty

Throughout his distinguished career, Bob Herbert has helped shine a spotlight on the lives of Americans living in poverty -- a group that is too often ignored. That was certainly true of his May 21st column, in which he told the story of 20 poor children from the Bronx who...

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Bob Edgar

Florida's Disgraceful New Attack on Voting

Bob Edgar | Posted May 31, 2012

Read More: 2012 Election, Hispanic Voters, Voting Rights, Black Voters, Elections 2012, Florida, Florida Election 2012, Florida Voter Purge, Florida Voting, Voting

Elected officials typically go out of their way to avoid alienating voters, particularly large and growing groups of voters. Most are deferential, some even pander.

But Florida Gov. Rick Scott has hit on a different approach to the Sunshine State's politically potent minority vote. Rather than wooing African-American and Hispanic...

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Rev. Al Sharpton

Don't Let Them Purge You

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted May 31, 2012

Read More: 2012 Election, Hispanic Voters, National Action Network, Voting Rights, Black Voters, Elections 2012, Florida, Florida Voter Purge, Florida Voters, Latino Voters, Voter ID Laws, Voter Purging, Voting

In 2000, all eyes turned towards Florida as voting ballots and accuracy were called into question during the highly contested presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. After weeks of wrangling and court hearings, in the end, just over 500 votes handed Bush the victory. But while much...

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Brian J. Siebel

Mitt Romney Is the Inequality Candidate

Brian J. Siebel | Posted May 30, 2012

Read More: Income Inequality, Mitt Romney, Budget Cuts, Corporations Are People, Economic Inequality, Gender Equality, Inequality, Marriage Equality, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Budget, Tax Cuts For The Wealthy, Wealth Inequality

America is an unequal society, and our inequality is growing.  Wealth and income disparities today are higher than they were in the Gilded Age of the 1920s, right before Wall Street's crash and the Great Depression.  But America's inequality goes beyond income and wealth.  It affects...

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Jarrett L. Carter

NCAA Must Act in Good Faith With Increased Academic Support Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Jarrett L. Carter | Posted May 30, 2012

Read More: Academic Progress Rate, Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Hbcu, Jay Hopson, Jay Hopson Alcorn State, Ncaa, Student Athletes

Alcorn State yesterday announced its new head football coach, former University of Memphis defensive coordinator Jay Hopson. Hopson, the first white head coach in the history of the university and the Southwestern Athletic Conference, was chosen in part because of his recruiting philosophy as it relates to the NCAA's academic...

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Would King Have Evolved on Gay Rights?

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted May 30, 2012

Read More: Alveda King, Bernice King, Black Church And Gay Marriage, MLK LGBT Rights, MLK And Gay Rights, MLK Gay Rights, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King And Gay Marriage, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Jr, Mlk, Naacp, Rauschenbusch, Walter Rauschenbusch

President Obama's declaration of support for marriage equality has created an uproar in Christian communities across America, and nowhere more poignantly than in the Black Church where the President is largely admired, but which has traditionally been more socially conservative on issues of sexuality.

Many African American...

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Romney's Outreach to Blacks: Good Photo-Ops But Not Much Else

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: GOP, 2012 Presidential Election, Mitt Romney, Black Voters, Charter Schools, Democrats, Gop And White Males, Obama

Presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney got exactly what he wanted at the Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philadelphia. That was the ultimate photo-op. He had a room filled with black teachers, administrators, and at times, smiling students. But most importantly he had banks of TV cameras and reporters...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson

We Must Choose Nonviolence

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: African Americans, Chicago Crime, Chicago Gun Violence, Nato Summit, Gun Violence

Terror haunts the streets of our cities. Since 2008, more than 530 young people have been killed in Chicago. Almost four-fifths of these killings were in 22 African-American and Latino community areas on the city's South and Southwest sides.

Each year, across the country, about 7,000...

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Jarrett L. Carter

For Survival, HBCUs Must Develop Entrepreneurial Focus in Academic Offerings

Jarrett L. Carter | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Black Business, Bv-Money, Hbcu, Hbcus

HBCUs are broke. Students know it, alumni know it, corporations know it and the government knows it. The only time institutions invest money is when they stand to make money -- usually around homecoming and select athletic events.

People have made a great deal of money from HBCUs looking...

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André David Halston

Chef Andre Halston's White Chicken Chili

André David Halston | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Bv-Life, Recipes, White Chicken Chili Recipe

Have you ever heard that saying "yesterday's soup always tastes better the next day?" That may be true in some cases, but in this case great things come to those who wait. This recipe is one of my favorites, one of hundreds when it comes to soups. Our guests crave...

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Josh Horwitz

Protecting Marissa at the Expense of the Next Trayvon

Josh Horwitz | Posted May 29, 2012

Read More: Marissa Alexander, National Rifle Association, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin, Domestic Violence, Florida, George Zimmerman, Gun Control, Gun Violence, Guns, Mandatory Minimums, Marissa Alexander Case, Stand Your Ground Law, Trayvon Martin Case, Trayvon Martin Shooting

In recent weeks there has been an intense discussion across the nation about Marissa Alexander. Alexander is an African-American woman who shot at her abusive husband and was convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Like George Zimmerman, Alexander discharged...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Time to Stop "Stop and Frisk"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Al Sharpton, New York City, Stop And Frisk, B.c. Civil Liberties Association, Labor, Nypd, Polics, Racial Profiling, Seiu, Union Leaders, Unions

This Father's Day, June 17th, the Children's Defense Fund-New York and I will be joining George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the Children's Defense Fund national board member, Ben Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of...

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Mike Ryan

'Men in Black 3': 25 Questions

Mike Ryan | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: 25 Questions, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Men In Black 3, Movies

This Memorial Day weekend, Americans who need a break from quiet reflection have the option of paying to see a movie called Men in Black 3. Will Smith (Enemy of the State) and Tommy Lee Jones (Small...

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Rep. Stacey Abrams

USA Inc.: Profit-Motive vs. People-Motive

Rep. Stacey Abrams | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Mitt Romney Bain Capital, Private Equity, Bain Capital, Cory Booker Bain Capital, Cory Booker Obama, Job Creation, Obama Bain Capital, Obama Bain Capital Attacks

The current maelstrom raging over the legitimacy of President Obama's critique of Bain Capital has focused on whether you can challenge a career in private investment and still believe in capitalism. Of course you can. Republicans and Democrats have both been good for business. The better -- and real --...

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