After the divorce, when the time feels right to start dating again, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 04.26.2012
When I was growing up in Harlem, college was a remote possibility even for the most fortunate black and Hispanic students. But today's young minority men and women should expect nothing less from themselves than a college degree.
The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.18.2012
Think black actors have it tough in the movies? If casting standards for the Super Bowl Acura commercial with Jerry Seinfeld were any indication, the ...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.10.2012
The hard fact is that to win a Senate seat is a politically elite controlled, multi-millionaires derby that excludes just about everyone who doesn't fit that category, which is just about everybody.
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder | Posted 04.04.2012
There is something powerful about saying "I'm sorry." Lent forces us to come to grips with the need to both give and receive apologies.
Edward Wyckoff Williams | Posted 04.01.2012
The conundrum of racism without racistscreates a society in which black males are perceived always and everywhere as the perpetrator, never given the dignity applied to a victim.
The Huffington Post | Khristopher Brooks | Posted 03.27.2012
A group of public school employees in Washington state are outraged by the racially insensitive remarks they said their superintendent has made in the...
Eric Schaeffer | Posted 04.25.2012
Blindfolding with a silk scarf? Wrists bound to the bedpost while whip cream or ice is run along the innocent captive? "Rough" sex? A slight squeeze of your lover's throat? Just a soft one?
Janet Murguía | Posted 04.10.2012
State Attorneys General (AG) arrived at a $25 billion agreement with mortgage servicers in response to the "robosigning" scandal that broke 18 months ago.
Melanie Coffee | Posted 04.08.2012
In the wake of Don Cornelius' death, many suicide prevention advocates were hoping that his apparent suicide would give people an avenue for talking about something we don't like to discuss.
Catherine Meeks, Ph.D. | Posted 03.14.2012
We cannot allow the artificial lines of division to deter us from standing together because we are losing our souls and the country's soul while we watch in silence.
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 02.01.2012
In the last 10 years, the Chicago Public School district has closed nearly 50 schools. Last week thousands of Chicago families were stunned to learn that more closings and 'turnaround' treatments are in store.
Matthew Anderson | Posted 01.31.2012
Standing to the left of Fred on his wedding day, my emotions were nearly as high and mixed as those of the lucky couple. I was honored to be the best man at their wedding.
Monique Ruffin | Posted 01.29.2012
I called my uncle Michael the other day, just to say hello. He often complains that I only call him when I need money or something. He's right, and I ...
Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 01.22.2012
There is certainly a revival in the Motor City and we should all be excited about the possibilities. But I want to caution Toby Barlow and anyone who believes that to be part of the renaissance one has to relocate to Downtown Detroit.
Regina Fraser and Pat Johnson | Posted 01.11.2012
An entire group of Russian tourists asked if they too could take my picture! I was a novelty and it was 2010!
Irene Monroe | Posted 01.07.2012
It's not easy for any person of African descent to be LGBTQ in our black communities, but our transgender brothers and sisters might feel the most discrimination. Transphobia in black communities has left these members of our community especially vulnerable.
Daniel Weeks | Posted 01.03.2012
Walking through Shoprite the other day, a Wal-Mart-wannabe down the road from where my wife and I live in Cape Town, South Africa, I couldn't help but notice something peculiar in one of the aisles.
Paul Kleyman | Posted 12.13.2011
The Alabama decision sent my mind rolling back through Birmingham on a chartered bus full of college students almost a half-century ago.
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.07.2011
The promise of the American dream has given many hope that they themselves could one day rise up the economic ladder. But according to a study release...
Niobe Way, Ph.D. | Posted 11.05.2011
Research has revealed a concrete set of factors preventing young black and Latino men from thriving in and out of school, and ultimately as adults. Addressing these factors should be at the core of any initiative that aims to help them succeed.
Michael Meyers | Posted 10.09.2011
Mayor Bloomberg's Young Men's Initiative underplays the dire nationwide economic distress which has so many minorities ensnared in poverty -- including minority women and young girls who aren't eligible for the Initiative.
Posted 10.07.2011
The Black Women's Expo, now its 18th year since its founding, has become one of the nation's premiere expositions targeting African-American female co...
Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 10.05.2011
America can't succeed in the future when our children, especially minority youths, aren't given the tools and the chances necessary to thrive in today's global economy.
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 10.03.2011
Of all the groups affected by the unemployment crisis, perhaps the hardest hit have been those black citizens born outside the United States. Acco...
Tara Fass | Posted 05.24.2012