Author and Finance Professor at Syracuse University
Malcolm X's legacy ignored 45 years after his murder
5:20 PM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - Malcolm's legacy has been treated like the neglected step-child of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality...
Journalist, author and broadcaster.
Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
5:03 PM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - Black superstars cause much media and public hurt when they supposedly betray the collective self-delusion of sport as pure and pristine...
Sports contributor
Why we should accept Tiger's apology
12:53 PM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - For better or worse, Tiger Woods seemed to want you to know that he's not much different from you or I...
President of Gilchrist Entertainment
Hollywood's most overlooked resource: black female directors
8:22 AM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - It took 74 years for the Academy Awards to acknowledge a black female as best actress. How long will it be before black woman is nominated for best director?...
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Sports contributor
Five things Tiger Woods should say at mea culpa media event
11:31 AM on 02/18/2010
OPINION - What can Tiger Woods do to redeem himself besides just saying 'I'm sorry'?...
Writer and human rights advocate
New census prisoner policy could benefit American cities
8:46 AM on 02/18/2010
OPINION - America's prison population could play an important role in the country's redistricting battles, and help reshape America's electoral map...
Associate Professor of International Studies at George Mason University
Why the US won't 'take over' Haiti
8:17 AM on 02/18/2010
OPINION - There is no need for 'nation-building'. What is required is temporary international guardianship...
Writer for VIBE, Newsday, The Source, Publishers Weekly, and Giant Magazine.
Why remaking 'We Are the World' may have been a mistake
9:01 AM on 02/17/2010
OPINION - Something about the remake feels inauthentic, the simplicity of the original has more sway...
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Author and Finance Professor at Syracuse University
The stimulus one year later: A bold move that began a jobless recovery
8:14 AM on 02/17/2010
OPINION - Abysmal disparities in economic opportunities prove that equality has not yet been achieved...
Saturday, February 20, 2010
TheGrio Speaks – 2/20/10
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Ex-NCAA star's lawsuit may expose league exploitation
8:23 AM on 02/10/2010
OPINION - We should also stop allowing the NCAA to earn excessive profits from the images of athletes without compensating them...
Obama's decline reflects the perils of democracy
8:17 AM on 02/08/2010
OPINION - Obama has been given the simple, yet impossible task of improving the economy while being given no resources in order to get the job done...
Haitian children need a future, not a one way ticket out
9:47 AM on 02/04/2010
OPINION - Like ebony fashion accessories, Haitian kids have suddenly come into style...
Republicans' fear of a black president reaches new heights
9:03 AM on 02/03/2010
OPINION - The deceitful lies and illogical rants that drive the GOP right now are simply mind-boggling...
The pros and cons of Black History Month
7:47 AM on 02/02/2010
OPINION - Since most Americans are woefully uneducated on African-American history, it's clear that allocating one month to the topic is not enough...
Obama focuses on 'the Benjamins' in State of the Union
9:14 AM on 01/28/2010
OPINION - President Obama used his standard recipe of charisma, charm and vocal rhythm to renew his national agenda...
What if Obama gave a State of the Black Union address?
8:36 AM on 01/27/2010
OPINION - Obama's State of the Union should be addressed to all Americans. But, it is intriguing to imagine what a speech specifically for African-Americans might sound like...
The Supreme Court has sold out the American people
7:28 PM on 01/22/2010
OPINION - The 5-4 ruling on campaign financing was arguably the most un-American and destructive decision in recent US history...
How to rebuild Haiti after the quake
9:11 AM on 01/19/2010
OPINION - The Haitian people need a future that is worth looking forward to, and one that is devoid of the same old heartache...
Would Martin Luther King support Obama?
1:15 PM on 01/18/2010
OPINION - Obama and MLK might be "frenemies": Distant friends in public, with a fractured relationship behind closed doors...
Destroyed and desperate, Haiti needs our help
10:42 AM on 01/13/2010
OPINION - The earthquake in Haiti was not only a global tragedy, it was a wake-up call for all of us to do what we know we were supposed to be doing in the first place...
Bill Clinton's Obama remarks should be a wake-up call
3:12 PM on 01/11/2010
OPINION - If the allegations in "Game Change" are true, this is going to destroy the already wounded relationship between the Clinton family and the African-American community...
Reid's 'Negro dialect' remark politically incorrect, but totally right
7:14 PM on 01/09/2010
OPINION - I don't think that Senator Harry Reid is a racist. Although Reid seemed to think that President Obama could win the election because he is "light skinned"...
Is Harold Ford Jr. the next 'great black hope'?
8:30 AM on 01/07/2010
OPINION - Meet Harold Ford Jr., a former Congressman from Tennessee who has now become the next Barack Obama, at least in the eyes of enthusiastic Democrats...
Single black women should end the blame game
9:05 AM on 01/04/2010
OPINION - I recently watched an ABC News special about black people not getting married. It featured a set of beautiful, intelligent black women who couldn't find husbands...
Five ways to get your money right for 2010
7:00 AM on 01/01/2010
OPINION - Although we've got some work to do, black folks are always "movin' on up."
The most racially charged stories of 2009
10:02 AM on 12/30/2009
OPINION - As we bring in the New Year and look forward to a new decade, I thought it might be fun to review the most racially-charged incidents of 2009.
Holder should stop patronizing black dads for political points
9:20 AM on 12/28/2009
OPINION - Mr. President, if you cannot also address the good things that black men do, then please do not address the negatives. Both you and Eric Holder are more intelligent than that...
NCAA's educational mission is great scam of 21st century
9:41 AM on 12/21/2009
OPINION - For the NCAA, the educational mission of their professional sports league is one of the great scams of the 20th and 21st centuries, no different from the Ponzi schemes of Bernie Madoff...
Tiger Woods' rep slips from Obama to OJ
9:12 AM on 12/14/2009
OPINION - Tiger Woods is a black athlete. He isn't "Caublinasian," mixed or any other ethnicity. He is, officially, a black man...
