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Why is Sherman a ‘Thug’ for Boasting? It All Boils Down to Black and White

Who did that Richard Sherman think he was? Justin Bieber? Making the memes this week is a comparison of Sherman,…
01.26.14

By ‘Honoring’ King With Bling and Ignorance, These Fliers Wind Up Disrespecting Him

It seems some folks need a history lesson. Or maybe a simple lesson on cultural dignity will do. Images of…
01.13.14

“Affluenza”: An Illness Concocted By the Virus of White Privilege

I guess I should be shocked that a judge and a psychologist in Texas would see a rich white kid…
12.18.13

How One Woman Stays Fit and Healthy – and Still Makes Room for Cupcakes

I’ll begin this column off with a confession: I love, love, love cupcakes. I see my local cupcake dealer for…
10.22.13

The Shutdown is the Tea Party’s Punishment For a Nation That Elected Obama

Don’t think for one minute that they don’t know this. In fact, chances are they know this all too well.…
10.03.13

Obama’s Top Adviser Stays Strong in a Storm of Intransigence

WASHINGTON – All things considered, Valerie Jarrett seems unflappable. Jarrett, President Obama’s senior adviser and the woman who an administration…
09.23.13

Note to Miley: Be Influenced by Black Culture – Don’t Try to Imitate It

In a way, I pity Miley Cyrus. I don’t pity her because her hapless attempt at twerking and tongue-twirling at…
09.05.13

Black Youths and the March on Washington: Fighting a New Breed of Racism

When I think about the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, I think about all…
08.21.13

To Educate Black Boys, It’s Important to Believe in Them, Not Break Them

ORLANDO, Fla – Raising black boys to be successful in a society dominated by forces that are bent on breaking…
08.08.13

To Get Away With Killing a Child in Florida, It Helps to be George Zimmerman

Too bad Alvin Wilkerson wasn’t George Zimmerman. If he was, he might be walking around free today for a tragedy…
07.17.13

Blacks and the English Language: Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don’t

When it comes to our use of the English language, it seems that black people just can’t win, no matter…
07.02.13

Orlando Shaw Needs a History Lesson – Along With a Box of Condoms

By now, Orlando Shaw and the 14 women who gave birth to his 22 children probably have Harriet Tubman turning…
06.20.13