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Obama Gives Morehouse Commencement Missed by Too Many Students: And He’s Responsible

President Barack Obama is probably the hardest working president in the history of presidents of the United States. He won the presidency when America was in the midst of the worst financial and foreign policy crisis in about 5...

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An Anonymous Conversation about Shonda Rhimes, Race & “Scandal”

Last Sunday, to hype up tonight’s season finale of Scandal the New York Times did a “day in the life” piece about show runner Shonda Rhimes entitled “Network TV is Broken so How does Shonda Rhimes Keep Making Hits?” T...

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Charles Ramsey: Dissecting the Life of the Cleveland Savior

If VH1 launched “Behind the Music” in 2013, the docudrama would last about 15 minutes instead of an hour. Social media, multiple digital channels, and local broadcast news integrated seamlessly on-line has boiled the cycle ...

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Republicans Expand 2013 College Voter Suppression to Ohio

Nobody likes a sore loser, especially in politics. Usually in the world of campaigns and elections losing is a painful but important opportunity to re-valuate strategy, message, tactics and sometimes do some wholesale policy ch...

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Gay Athletes: Jason Collins Won’t Be the Last

It seemed like only a week ago we were all talking about Brittney Griner coming out as a lesbian during the WNBA draft and the lack of fanfare that it created. The reason, (at the time) was because she was a woman, the WNBA isn...

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Tim Tebow Released by the Jets and the Obama Era is in Full Swing

This morning Tim Tebow, the most recognizable and polarizing quarterback in the NFL for almost two years, was released by the New York Jets into the cold hard world of unemployed NFL players. The move was not entirely unexpecte...

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Brittney Griner is Gay – Can The WNBA Finally Move On?

This Wednesday during a press conference the #1 Draft pick in the WNBA, Brittney Griner did the unspeakable. She casually, matter of factly and openly came out as gay in her first press conference as a professional basketball p...

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Ronald Reagan was No Margaret Thatcher, and That’s a Good Thing

If there’s one thing you can say about the British for all the stereotypes about their deference and emotional restraint, they have no problem letting is show when they hate someone. While public officials on the right, left ...

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Game of Thrones and Walking Dead Highlight CABLE Television’s Transition Night

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away called the 1980s television was simple. You had three networks (eventually four when Fox showed up), and they had basic seasons that started in the fall and ended in the spring. By Apri...

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How Alaska Rep Don Young’s “Wetback” Comment Doesn’t Change the GOP

It’s going to take more than a new suit and tie. When it comes to racial issues, the Republican Party reminds me of a guy that has bad breath but insists the reason he can’t get a date is because he needs better clothes...

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Miami Heat Winning Streak Stopped at 27 and Grumpy People Rejoice

Wednesday night I watched as the Miami Heat slept walked their way through a first half against the highly depleted Chicago Bulls team. Miami, one of the better defensive teams in the league, gave up 32 points to a lousy Bulls ...

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Rob Portman & Hillary Clinton: There’s a Right and Wrong Way to Do Gay Marriage

Within a week of each other former Secretary of State and presumptive 2016 frontrunner Hillary Clinton and perpetual VP sleeper Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) came out with slightly changed views on gay rights and gay marriage. The...

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Hooters Wants You to Escape the Banality of Non-Cleavage Restaurants

Your opinion of Hooter’s restaurants is directy related to the following factors: gender, sports fandom, region of the country and taste in food. As a social scientist, I can actually explain how you feel about Hooters in a s...

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Race, Sex, and Necrophilia in Joliet, Illinois

On Chris Rock’s first comedy album Born Suspect he did a great bit about knowing the difference between “Black Crime” and “White Crime.” “Black people aren’t crazy. Black people do stupid things, black people snat...

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Trayvon Martin and the “Let’s Not Try This in the Media” Excuse

oday is the one year anniversary of the murder of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Despite all of the other subjects I regularly opine about, I have written very little about this case over the last year for both personal...

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Obama Gives Morehouse Commencement Missed by Too Many Students: And He’s Responsible

An Anonymous Conversation about Shonda Rhimes, Race & “Scandal”

Charles Ramsey: Dissecting the Life of the Cleveland Savior

Republicans Expand 2013 College Voter Suppression to Ohio

Gay Athletes: Jason Collins Won’t Be the Last

Tim Tebow Released by the Jets and the Obama Era is in Full Swing

Brittney Griner is Gay – Can The WNBA Finally Move On?

Ronald Reagan was No Margaret Thatcher, and That’s a Good Thing

Game of Thrones and Walking Dead Highlight CABLE Television’s Transition Night

How Alaska Rep Don Young’s “Wetback” Comment Doesn’t Change the GOP

Miami Heat Winning Streak Stopped at 27 and Grumpy People Rejoice

Rob Portman & Hillary Clinton: There’s a Right and Wrong Way to Do Gay Marriage

Hooters Wants You to Escape the Banality of Non-Cleavage Restaurants

Race, Sex, and Necrophilia in Joliet, Illinois

Trayvon Martin and the “Let’s Not Try This in the Media” Excuse

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