Assistant Professor of African American and Latino Studies, Northwestern University
To stop the growth of violence, understand its roots
2:50 PM on 10/07/2009
OPINION - Without a clear awareness of acts of violence in the past, we discount our ability to eradicate a lot of violence in the present....
Author and Finance Professor at Syracuse University
Blacks will fall in line with Obama on Afghanistan
9:50 AM on 10/07/2009
OPINION - African-Americans will stick with Obama through the war. They will stick with him through health care. They will stick with him through hell, high water or the return......
Freelance filmmaker, writer, blogger and Political Consultant.
Black men short-changed in the job market
9:16 AM on 10/07/2009
OPINION - Figures released last week revealed that the national unemployment rate has reached 9.8 percent, the highest rate in 26 years. An even more disturbing trend however is the unemployment rate of Black men. ...
Derrick Boles is President of L.E.A.D.E. R.S.H.I.P. 1st LLC; Hakim Hazim is the founder of Relevant Now Consultancy.
Why we need to start snitching
9:15 AM on 10/07/2009
OPINION - The "stop snitching" movement is a social construct enforced through various fears including fear of retribution......
Multimedia blogger
Our kids can't see themselves on TV
8:20 AM on 10/06/2009
OPINION - Living in a society where life seems to imitate media and many young people emulate what they see, it should be no surprise that studies show that teens who......
Writer
Olympics bid squanders Obama's political capital
8:19 AM on 10/06/2009
OPINION - President Obama's dramatic intercession in Copenhagen and the awarding of the games to Rio de Janeiro has raised questions of whether the effort was an efficient use of taxpayer dollars and presidential prestige... ...
Professor, Author & Co-Director of the RaceProject.org
Will race be Obama's Achilles' heel in 2012?
8:19 AM on 10/06/2009
OPINION - Last week, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty took his first steps toward a 2012 White House challenge, reminding us that it's never too early to start looking ahead......
Deputy Editor
Reality hits 'Real Housewives'
9:20 AM on 10/05/2009
OPINION - It is becoming increasingly apparent that the lives of these Real Housewives are much more real than the 'reality' the TV show presents......
Religion Contributor
Our kids are a bigger threat to themselves than KKK ever was
10:52 AM on 10/02/2009
OPINION - Chicago, once a haven for black culture and economic progress, has become more dangerous for black youth than Mississippi was for their forebears......
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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