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Will Someone Help Sen. Graham with All Those Black Folks?

Cliff Albright | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics


Cliff Albright

Sen. Graham outlined the many reasons why it was unconscionable to burden his state with health care. Among his complaints: South Carolina has too much unemployment and too many Black people. What?

Singing, Crying and Whining the Blues

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 12.14.2009 | Denver


Wayne Trujillo

As I scope out Denver's upcoming concerts, checking the calendar for any hint or mention of an act associated with blues, jazz, gospel or old school soul, I am left feeling a bit stranded.

Happy Election Day, Mr. President

Charles Butler | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Charles Butler

I think last year's vote proved people voted against Bush, and not for Obama. Today's votes are about the economy and jobs in the respective areas, not Obama policies.

On the Road: Why Do We Want To Travel?

Robert Fuller | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Robert Fuller

Fear is part of what makes travel so enlivening and revelatory. You're perpetually off-balance and on guard. After a while one yearns for the mindlessness of familiar routines.

CNN's Lou Dobbs to Black People: "I don't want your excuses ... quit whining."

Adam Luna | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home


Adam Luna

I was at the Washington screening of the new CNN series, “Latino in America” last night and was, well, not too happy when I left the build...

Winning: A Talk with Carla Harris

Martha St Jean | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business


Martha St Jean

"I knew that I would do something that was important. I always wanted to have power, in order to motivate others to reach their goals," says Harris.

Before Subprime There Was ACORN

Jerry Chautin | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Jerry Chautin

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, is in the news again and conservative politicians are going for the jugular vein.

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

What!? Racism Still in America?

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

I see racial sub-texts in the intensity of the attacks on Obama -- not in the disagreements per se, but in the viciousness of the rhetoric.

Is Larry David Right? Can Dogs be "Racist"? This is a Job for Cesar Millan

Waylon Lewis | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

How do we teach our confused furry pals that security guards, homeless gentlemen or African-Americans aren't anything to be afraid of?

Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)

Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy


Paul Mecurio

Whites Who Say Blacks Are Racist Are Onto Something

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

In Glenn Beck's mind it doesn't add up. How can it be that people who are treated badly are not filled with hate?

What Lies Below: Taking Time to Consider E. Lynn Harris' Literary Legacy

Clarence Haynes | Posted 08.30.2009 | Entertainment


Clarence Haynes

I once missed the point of E. Lynn's work, which provided a safe forum for African-American female readers to think about sex, sexuality and the realities of male desire.

The Unteachable Lesson: Can We Learn From Gates and Crowley?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics


Yvonne R. Davis

Whether he likes it or not, Gates stands as America's new 21st Century Poster Child for "racial profiling."

Drinking Past Racial Profiling: Obama and the Gates Arrest

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

As far as that pint of beer goes, I worry that it may take many shared kegs before we finally come together as a nation.

White Committee Chairmen Hire Fewer Black Aides: Congressional Survey

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics


Black aides are so scarce on some House committees that the Congressional Black Caucus surveyed the panels. Their conclusion: black staffers are most ...

The US Senate Apologized for Slavery. But We Ain't Gettin' 40 Acres and a Mule!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Yvonne R. Davis

We can all feel relieved there is an official acknowledgment that something terrible was done to black people. Yet the reality is way too much time has passed for this apology to really mean anything.

Obama makes Multi-Racial Americans more Accepted

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Francesca Biller-Safran

As a Japanese-Jew, I have historically used self deprecating humor at my own expense as a way to explain and defend to others who I was and to feel ac...

Repositioning America: Obama's Cairo Speech as the Ultimate in Event Marketing

William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


William Bradley

Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.

It's OK to Say Black

Jennifer Trannon | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Jennifer Trannon

Why are people so afraid to say "the Black guy?" It comes from the PC movement but go ahead, I'm giving you permission. It's OK to say Black.

The Movie They Didn't Want You to See

Stacy Peralta | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment


Stacy Peralta

The more time I spent with gang members of Bloods and Crips, the more I began to see a far different America than the America I was raised in.

The Purple Leadership of Newark's Mayor Cory Booker

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Lanny Davis

If Barack Obama is the most successful African American national political leader in our nation's history, then Cory Booker will be the most important African American Mayor in American history.

We, Too, Are Abolitionists: Black History Month, Slavery and the Death Penalty

Diann Rust-Tierney | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


Diann Rust-Tierney

We Americans should honor abolitionists of the past and present not only by remembering them during Black History Month, but by working to repeal capital punishment throughout the USA.

10 African American Women Who Changed the World

divinecaroline.com | Vicki Santillano | Posted 03.18.2009 | Living


Black History Month dates back to 1976, when "Negro History Week" was extended to the month of February. That year doesn't seem so long ago, but when ...

Republicans' 4% Mortgage "Stimulus" Is Latest Ponzi Scheme

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


Ronald B. Robinson

Does the Republican ploy to provide 4% home mortgages to boost the economy sound too good to be true? It is. Buyer Beware!