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African American terror suspect held in Yemen

What made Sharif Mobley move from New Jersey to Yemen?

Academy Awards Take Two: After 82 years show biz still mostly one color

Rick Blalock

Despite some modest progress, the 2010 Oscars proves again that Hollywood is still overwhelmingly a white-male bastion.

Rick Blalock, a two-time Emmy-winning journalist and author, is a native of Highland Park, Michigan and lives in Georgia.

The vile fascination with the monkey image of the Obamas (and African-Americans)

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Another Obama critic is caught using a monkey image to attack the First Family.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst whose radio show, "The Hutchinson Report," can be heard weekly on KTYM Radio and blogtalkradio.com.

Will you stand up and be counted?

Algernon Austin

Every missing black person on the census means the loss of roughly $13,000 in federal dollars for his or her community.

Algernon Austin is director of the program on race, ethnicity and the economy at the Economic Policy Institute.

When down, do It the Ebony way: kick someone already down

Tolu Olorunda

Ebony Magazine is taking time out (before its funeral) to kick Mumia Abu Jamal.

Tolu Olorunda is a columnist for BlackCommentator.com, and a contributor at TheDailyVoice.com.

Blowing off tea baggers as racist misses the point

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Yes some of the tea baggers may be racist. But that misses the bigger picture.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst whose radio show, "The Hutchinson Report," can be heard weekly on KTYM Radio and blogtalkradio.com.

The State of Black America vs. Tavis Smiley vs. Rev. Al Sharpton

Tolu Olorunda

Tavis Smiley has his faults, but in this instance I take his side.

Tolu Olorunda is a columnist for BlackCommentator.com, and a contributor at TheDailyVoice.com.

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Republican 'fear campaign' exposed

The Field Negro

More proof of what the GOP is up to.

Wain Bennett is a practicing attorney in Philadelphia who blogs at The Field Negro.

Mo'Nique talks about her open relationship with husband

Joni L. Reynolds

Even when a celebrity like Mo'Nique is honest about her life, she gets criticized for it.

Joni L. Reynolds, an African-American mother, writes a blog called Ebony Mom Politics.

McDonald's love affair with fried chicken and black people

Joni L. Reynolds

Is this new McDonald's commercial really necessary?

Joni L. Reynolds, an African-American mother, writes a blog called Ebony Mom Politics.

12 years is enough

Joni L. Reynolds

Evan Bayh should have retired. And we need term limits to make others do the same, argues Joni Reynolds.

Joni L. Reynolds, an African-American mother, writes a blog called Ebony Mom Politics.

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