Opinion | Political News and Opinion from a Multicultural Point of View - Part 2

Don’t Call Him a Black President

After 4 years of President Obama being the first gay president, the first Chicago president, and the first Planned Parenthood president, is it finally...

Black America: He’s Just Not That into You

After 4 years of a bad economy, half-hearted outreach and advocacy, and now the controversy of same-sex marriage support, passionate defenders of President...

Obama Really is the First Gay President

The President of the United States — whose very existence emerged from an acceptance of an interracial union once scorned by biblical bigotry —...

The Fight for LGBT Equality Continues

BY SHARON LETTMAN-HICKS The movement for full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans is at a tipping point. Today, President...

North Carolina 1 Is Not Necessarily Homophobic

BY MAINA MWAURA The issue of same-sex marriage has been one of the hottest topics over the last decade and one that certainly is not going away anytime...

Cinco de Mayo’s Real Meaning

BY MITT ROMNEY A century and a half ago, on May 5, 1862, outmanned and undersupplied militiamen under the command of General Ignacio Zaragoza won a great...

Does Public Knowledge Really Understand Public Interest?

Imagine pulling into Arby’s for a large roast beef sandwich. You can almost taste the Horsey Sauce smothered all over the sandwich and on those darned...

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From #Trayvon to Oakland School Shootings, the Violence We Ignore

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From #Trayvon to Oakland School Shootings, the Violence We Ignore

By Charles Ellison
April 03, 2012

The violence we routinely ignore eventually adds up

Don’t Take Trayvon’s Name In Vain

Don’t Take Trayvon’s Name In Vain

By Jeff Johnson
March 22, 2012

Our greatest tribute to the Treyvon Martin’s of the world is not a retweet.

Where Were You When Rush Was Blasting Black Folks?

Where Were You When Rush Was Blasting Black Folks?

By Jeneba Ghatt
March 08, 2012

Oh, that’s right – we aren’t White enough.

Callous or Commonsense Conservatism?

Callous or Commonsense Conservatism?

By Lenny McAllister
March 03, 2012

How conservatives are hijacking their own movement

Obama’s Black-on-Black Political Crime

Obama’s Black-on-Black Political Crime

By Lenny McAllister
February 17, 2012

Obama’s 2013 budget puts an ax on Black folks

Obama’s $10,000 Bets

Obama’s $10,000 Bets

By Lenny McAllister
February 16, 2012

President Obama’s $10K political bets on the backs of D.C.’s poorest kids

A Whitney Farewell in the Cruelest Month

A Whitney Farewell in the Cruelest Month

By Wayne Bennett
February 12, 2012

This Black History Month represents the cruelest of all ironies

Roland Martin is not GLAAD

Roland Martin is not GLAAD

By raynardjackson
February 09, 2012

There are two things that I know for sure: I am not happy and Roland Martin is not GLAAD

Memo to the President: Wireless Spurs Economic Growth

Memo to the President: Wireless Spurs Economic Growth

By Justin Velez-Hagan
February 07, 2012

Wireless Internet keeps the economy humming and job growth moving

A Return to the Era of Good Feelings

A Return to the Era of Good Feelings

By Guest Contributor
February 05, 2012

a plea for civility from HipHopRepublican’s Trae Lewis

How the Komen Decision Had Race and Class Written All Over It

How the Komen Decision Had Race and Class Written All Over It

By Charles Ellison
February 05, 2012

This is really not a conversation about abortion

Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: Democrats Created This Mess

Komen vs. Planned Parenthood: Democrats Created This Mess

By Lenny McAllister
February 03, 2012

Burke and McAllister battle over Abortions, Race and Class