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In Qcity stop, Smiley brings message of hope and uplift

The author and commentator also renewed his call for blacks to hold President Obama accountable, a message that brought him withering criticism in the midst of last year's Democratic primary.

Michigan may change how teachers are licensed

The state's 100,000 teachers would be required to prove they are good at what they do before they are allowed into the classroom.

Why the double standard, Charlotte?

OPINION

The questions raised about DSS head Mary Wilson's hiring decisions were not raised when other public officials made questionable personnel moves.

Things do change

OPINION

Forty-four years after a bloody confrontation at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., the 44th president of the United States is a black man.

Let's keep our top athletes at home

OPINION

If we truly love our HBCUs, shouldn't we send them our best athletic talent?

Lessons Learned?

Have those of us watching on the sidelines -- not to mention Rihanna or Chris Brown -- learned anything from this very public case of domestic blues?

Alan Keys goes on Obama attack

In a YouTube video, Keys denies that Barack Obama is the legitimate president. He predicts civil war if Obama is not "stopped," calling him a "radical communist"

Misdirected anger?

Yes, the New York Post cartoon was racist and insensitive, says Charlotte's conservative commentator Lenny McAllister, but African Americans have bigger issues

Our health is in our own hands

COMMENTARY

African Americans suffer disproportionately from obesity, heart disease and other health-related issues. We as a community can improve on that

Talk about taboo!

Students at two historically black schools open up about skin tone and openly gay men on campus