Opinion
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BET joins the prepaid card bandwagon for worse, not better
1:36 PM on 04/06/2012
OPINION - The prepaid card is one that doesn't help anyone establish credit, costs far too much for those who have limited budgets...
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Consider the Supreme Court when casting your vote
12:50 PM on 04/06/2012
OPINION - If a Republican wins the White House in 2012 the most significant impact he will have for an entire generation is the conservative justice he nominates for the highest court
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theGrio wouldn't exist if it weren't for Gil Noble
10:08 AM on 04/06/2012
OPINION - If there were no Gil Noble, theGrio.com would not exist. That statement isn't mere platitude but solid truth...
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Kerry Washington stars in 'Scandal': Is this the best time for black actresses in Hollywood?
9:19 AM on 04/06/2012
OPINION - Is one actress' good fortune applicable to the rest of black women working in Hollywood?...
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Sean Bell fiancée's open letter to Trayvon Martin's parents
3:24 PM on 04/05/2012
OPEN LETTER - Trayvon's death is not in vain, and yes, I know these words may find you a bit too soon in your mourning process to clearly grasp my intentions...
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Affirmative action is dead: What should rise in its place?
9:37 AM on 04/05/2012
OPINION - For all intents and purposes, affirmative action is dead.
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ALEC and AUL: Buying our democracy at wholesale
3:09 PM on 04/04/2012
OPINION - While a lot of attention has rightly been focused on Super PACs, there's another type of organization that has had an even more dramatic and troubling impact on our democracy...
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Trayvon Martin case: Will it deepen the black vs. brown divide?
4:00 PM on 04/03/2012
OPINION - However the Martin/Zimmerman case turns out, there's more at stake than legal justice for Martin's family...
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Whites are mostly missing at Trayvon Martin rallies
9:24 AM on 04/03/2012
OPINION - Why are white protestors largely missing in action at the Trayvon Martin rallies?...
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Can Obama still win in November without Oprah?
9:03 AM on 04/03/2012
OPINION - The power of incumbency is very real, and this time around a president hovering around 50 percent approval may not need much help from Oprah Winfrey...
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Nicki Minaj's new album 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded' will do nothing to silence her haters
8:37 AM on 04/03/2012
OPINION - On Nicki Minaj's 'Roman Reloaded' you will find 19 tracks that careen between top 40 pop and mixtape hip-hop with the grace of a hippo on a tightrope...
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Does Romney need to add diversity with his running mate choice?
8:35 AM on 04/02/2012
ANALYSIS - In terms of simply winning the election, Romney must make gains in at least one of the four segments of the electorate President Obama dominated in 2008...
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'Anchorman' sequel: Why hip-hop loves Will Ferrell
1:34 PM on 03/30/2012
OPINION - Now that the highly anticipated sequel to the cult 2004 hit 'Anchorman' has been announced, it seems to be a worthy moment to look at how Will Ferrell has the most referenced comedian in hip-hop right now...
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Trayvon Martin case: Zimmerman's father tries to politicize a police matter
9:36 AM on 03/30/2012
OPINION - Zimmerman's father has chosen to spin a tale he knows will garner dog whistle support from far-right conservatives, prone to be both anti-black, anti-Obama and indifferent to the death of any young black male...
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Is Kendrec McDade another Trayvon Martin?
8:46 AM on 03/30/2012
OPINION - The deaths of McDade and Martin triggered the inevitable soul searching about why so many young black males continue to be ready made targets of official violence...
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Race-baiting to stop marriage equality is wrong
2:15 PM on 03/29/2012
OPINION - Black, Latino, LGBT communities understand what it is like to fight discrimination and actually draw on each others' experiences as inspiration for their own struggles...
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Trayvon Martin case: Frank Taaffe justified racial profiling that may have killed Trayvon Martin
1:28 PM on 03/29/2012
OPINION - Zimmerman supporter Frank Taaffe justified the racial profiling that transformed Trayvon Martin from a carefree youth into a causality, while admitting to such acts himself...
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Trayvon Martin case: Has the hoodie thing gone too far?
11:57 AM on 03/29/2012
OPINION - As people work to see Trayvon Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, brought to justice, a few are starting to wonder aloud whether or not a symbolic and well-meaning gesture has gone too far...
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The thug-ification of Trayvon Martin: Smear campaign distracts from the case
9:12 AM on 03/28/2012
OPINION - The spin has begun in the media to muddy the waters and place blame on the teenage victim Trayvon Martin...
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Trayvon Martin: George Zimmerman's story may not hold up to scrutiny
8:29 AM on 03/28/2012
OPINION - There are several potential problems with George Zimmerman's account of the shooting of Trayvon Martin...
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