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

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 08.25.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

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

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White Men Can't Judge

Keith Boykin | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lou Dobbs, James Crowley, Racism, Black Men, Roland Martin, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Barack Obama, Cambridge Police, Politics News
Keith Boykin

The most disturbing aspect of the news coverage about Henry Louis Gates' arrest has been the running commentary by white men about appropriate decorum for black men.

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Demonizing Joe Jackson

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson, Black Men, Michael Jackson Death, Jackson 5, Jesse Jackson, Entertainment News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Michael Jackson got his final revenge on his alleged, tyrannical, abusive, and unfeeling father, Joe. He didn't leave him a red cent in his will.

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The Fear Behind Our Fears of the Formerly Incarcerated

Alden Loury | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: The Chicago Reporter, Discrimination, Black Men, Unemployment, Race, Incarceration, Illinois State Police, Illinois Criminal Record Expungement, Lisa Madigan, Alton-Illinois, Chicago News
Alden Loury

In Illinois, when we're talking about ex-offenders, we're really talking about black men. And it's possible that the race of an ex-offender will tell you more about their chances of finding work than their criminal history.

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President Obama's Success Masks Economic Tragedies for Black Men

John Ridley | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Black Men, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News
John Ridley

it's black men who've been the most beaten down by our worsening recession. Just barely half of all young black men are working. Just. Barely. Half.

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Chris Brown And Now BeBe Winans! Black America Where Is the Outrage?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

How come the majority of people vocal about violence against Rihanna have been white women? How come black women as have not come together as a collective to say enough is enough?

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Obama Jerks The White Man's Burden

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Ann Coulter, African-American, Black Men, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Mickey Kaus, Senator Obama, Obama, Race, National Conversation, Home News
Leonce Gaiter

Somewhere amid all these fireworks, we have the classic "uppity negro" archetype-- a black man who doesn't know his place, who dares to pontificate on the pathologies of white men.

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