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Should Black Folks Give the Tea Party a Second Look?
Yes, the Tea Party movement is overwhelmingly white. But this writer says the black community should stop being emotional and consider the facts.
A Supreme Snub by Obama
His nominee for the high court is qualified, but why weren't more black women considered?
What's a Moderate Republican To Do?
Charlie Crist's exit from the GOP signals the end of the Grand Old Party as we knew it.
Haley Barbour Is the True Face of the New GOP
The Mississippi governor's comments on slavery remind me of my rude awakening as a young black Republican.
Mikki Taylor: The Exit Interview
Essence’s fashion and beauty editor steps out on her own after 30 years.
Why Harry Reid Should Resign
It’s not because of race, but his long history of insulting his constituents.
It’s Not Where the Buck Stops on Terror
There’s a better defense against terrorism than having the president take the blame; it’s all about sharing information.
What BET Can Teach Us About Politics
Virginia businesswoman Sheila Johnson made a winning bet by supporting a Republican. Are you taking notes?
Who You Callin’ Uncle Tom?
Just because I disagree with the conventional black political thinking does not make me a sellout.
5 Reasons Why President Obama Should Go on Fox
Like CNN and MSNBC, Fox is part of the free press that we all should revere and support.
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Thoughts on a Black Female "Living Legend": Mikki Taylor of Essence Magazine
It's hard to find the words to describe a woman who has truly transformed and impacted the image of black female feminity and beauty more than Mikki Taylor.
On Health Care, Rep. Alan Grayson Calls Republicans "Neanderthals." Really?
I don’t agree with Rep. Grayson’s remarks any more than I agree with the actions of Rep. Joe Wilson, who could not restrain himself from yelling “You lie!” at the President of the United States of America. But they show that members of Congress are not the mature adults we all deserve working on our behalf in Washington, D.C.
Clair Huxtable & Me
Clair Huxtable came into my life in 1984, my junior year of high school. And from that moment forward, she was a role model for me and all I aspired to be: a wife, a mom, a successful attorney and a well-poised, fabulously dressed, attractive black woman.
Black Folks Behaving Badly
It used to be that black folks as a people did not behave badly in public. What happened?
Memo to Black Men: Grow Up!
If I didn't know any better I would swear that Jimi was talking to his fellow brothers because when one looks objectively and honestly at the sorry statistics that Jimi sites in his piece--the problem is not with the sisters. Sisters are excelling--they are outperforming--they are handling their business in all aspects of their lives except one--in our relationships with our black men. Why is that?
Crazy Love
Meet TEWW blogger Sophia A. Nelson.
Obama Gets "We Love You"s in Cairo
Barack Hussein Obama, opened his much-anticipated speech to Muslims world-wide with greetings of gratitude and peace -- "Shukran" and “As-Salaam-Alaikum."
