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Youngian Psychology

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:45 GMT

There was a time when a presidential candidate would have welcomed the attention of civil rights icon Andrew Young. Like, before that interview. In Politics.

You Ain't Got No Mail

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:12:07 GMT

You Ain't Got No Mail
where is the "standard" in standard english? In Politics & Perspectives

With Friends Like These...

lenora blackamore — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:04:44 GMT

How does a candidate finesse an awkward endorsement? It's all in the two-step. In Politics

Why Al Gore Shouldn't Run

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:20 GMT

With a Nobel Peace Prize and an Academy Award-winning film, Al Gore is riding the crest of the populus wave. In Politics

Wake Up Call: New Hampshire

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:43 GMT

Hillary won New Hampshire on a wing and a prayer. Make that a tear and a prayer. Is she for real? In Politics

Tricks Are For Kids

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:41 GMT

Gen-Y voters are looking for honest answers. In Politics

The Washington Legacy(2)

lenora blackamore — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:04:42 GMT

The President's House project has unearthed a lot of history. Nobody said it was pretty. In Politics

The Washington Legacy

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:19 GMT

The President's House project has unearthed a lot of history. Nobody said it was pretty. In Politics

The Other War on Terror

lenora blackamore — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:05:51 GMT

The profile of terrorists operating within our borders might surprise you. In Politics

The New Brazil

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:03 GMT

It's easy to feel the spiritual and cultural connections to Brazil. Unfortunately, the same could be said of the racial disparities. Progressive policies are looking to make changes for the better. In International

The Ghosts of Jim Crow

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:17 GMT

The latest Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation is the first misstep in a long downhill slide. In Politics & Perspectives

The Gang Bill

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:16 GMT

The congress is fast-tracking gang legislation. Who's making sure the tracking isn't lopsided?

The Faith Files: Judaism

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:42 GMT

Traditional practices revolve around study and the
observance of God’s laws and commandments.

The Faith Files: Islam

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:41 GMT

A religion of peace, mercy and forgiveness.
Belief in life after death and God’s complete authority over destiny.

The Faith Files: Christianity

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:40 GMT

Salvation granted by grace of God alone, through faith
in believing and trusting in Jesus, who is God in flesh.

The Faith Files: Catholicism

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:39 GMT

Salvation granted by grace of God alone, through faith
in believing and trusting in Jesus, who is God in flesh.

The Faith Files: Buddhism

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:38 GMT

A philosophical way of practical thinking
where actions have consequences.

The Faith Files: Baha'i Faith

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:36 GMT

Stresses unity of humanity and that all religions come from God. Each individual must catch the spark of faith.

The Children Will Lead The Way

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:36 GMT

For Americans of a certain age, is Obama's call for a colorblind America falling on deaf ears? In Politics

The Breakdown: The Electoral College

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:35 GMT

Jelani Cobb -- finally -- explains the electoral college. In Politics

The Black Mormon Dilemma

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:15:35 GMT

Mormons need to boost their numbers. But, what about that whole “curse of Ham” thing? In Religion

Stranger Danger

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:14 GMT

The warning signs are there. You're never too old to pay attention. In Politics

Stacked Deck

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:32 GMT

How the Clintons are playing the race card. It was back in 2000 that Barack Obama, the Democratic hopeful for President, was exploited as not being “black enough.” In Politics & Perspectives

Seeing New Orleans: The Aftermath

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:13 GMT

2007 08 30 Seeing New Orleans The Aftermath a Pulitzer winning photographer pays tribute to the crescent city About the Photographer Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Clarence Williams III documented the harrowing events that unfolded in New Orleans following Hurricane

ReThink: Dear Martin, my love life is in trouble…

lenora blackamore — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:59:06 GMT

Before fame, Dr. King gave advice to Ebony readers. In 1958, then Ebony editor Lerone Bennett, a college friend of Martin Luther King convinced his buddy to pen a Dear Abby style advice column for Ebony entitled Advice for Living

Republicans at Morgan State

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:12 GMT

How long have Republicans been ignoring Black voters? How long ago did we abandon the vote. In Politics

Report from the Front: On the Ground in South Carolina: Superstar

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:28 GMT

Does a superstar equal a super vote? A look at local support from grassroots to glitterati. In Politics & Perspectives

Report from the Front: On the Ground in South Carolina: Gender Bender

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:27 GMT

What the mainstream media isn’t telling you about Sen. Barack Obama’s Saturday night smackdown. In Politics

Radioactive

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:26 GMT

Will Don Imus' new Black sidekicks keep him honest or take a dive for the big payday? In Politics.

Poll Position

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:25 GMT

Black voters call Obama most 'honest and trustworthy,' but say Clinton has 'best experience.' The results from our first ever EBONY/JET survey. In Politics & Perspectives

Political Two Step

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:23 GMT

Who's stepping on whose toes in this year of primary dancing? In Politics

Passing The Torch

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:01 GMT

For the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, let's change the rules of the game. In Politics and Perspectives

Oprah: Kingmaker

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:10 GMT

Can the Queen of All Media sell her audience on Obama as her favorite thing?

Oprah in Iowa

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:21 GMT

Oprah took it on the road this weekend for one of her Favorite Things.
We sent our photographers to do reconnaissance. Check out our gallery.

New Orleans: The Road Home

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:09 GMT

In the aftermath of Katrina, the area’s largest housing recovery program was hobbled by politics hundreds of miles away on Capitol Hill. The results haven't been good. In Politics & Perspectives

Net Neutrality

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:08 GMT

The web as you know it could change forever. Why you should care. In Politics & Perspectives

Media Mix: The Surrogate Shuffle

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:17 GMT

As in a high-stakes poker game, a political spokesperson needs to know, above all, when to hold ‘em. In Politics

Media Mix: The Obama Victory

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:16 GMT

There are many lessons to be learned from Barack Obama's stunning victory. But it’s important to understand that Iowa is just the beginning. In Politics

Media Mix: Politics and The Press

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:07 GMT

Has the press lost its power to shape change, or are we witnessing the most shameless presidential administration in recent history? In Politics & Perspectives

Media Mix: New Orleans White Paper

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:05 GMT

Now that the storm is over, what does mainstream media have to say about the Crescent City? Eric Easter isn't seeing much. In Politics & Pespectives

Media Mix: Jena 6 Rules of Engagement

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:04 GMT

40 years after the Civil Rights Movement protest looks a lot different. In Politics and Perspectives

Media Mix: Digital Divide, Part II

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:12:06 GMT

College students have leaped ahead into the digital future. When will the curriculum catch up? In Politics & Perspectives

Media Mix: Damned If We Do

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:11 GMT

Progress is measured by an appreciation for and acquisition of the things we enjoy. Looks like Black folks are paying a price higher than we could ever have imagined. In Politics.

Media Mix: 'Do Not Rent' Lists on the Web: Fair or Foul?

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:03 GMT

An online service makes feedback a potentially dangerous weapon. In Politics

Media Consolidation and the Black Grass Roots

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:02 GMT

Has consolidation cost Black radio its political clout? Eric Easter adjusts the frequency. In Politics and Perspectives

Letter From Atlanta

lenora blackamore — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:05:50 GMT

What happens to the memory of a city transformed? William Jelani Cobb ponders his status as a southern transplant. In Politics

Land Grab

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:07 GMT

Land ownership is the most direct path to building wealth. What do you think '40 acres and a mule' was all about? In Politics.

Katrina: The Cultural Damage

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:14:00 GMT

From the National Black Programming Consortium's Katrina Project comes a video riff on the culture of New Orleans. In Multimedia

Jumping The Broom

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:59 GMT

We need to come full circle on the issue of 'til death do us part'. In Politics and Perspectives

Jena VIP

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:58 GMT

Lessons on Jena came from some of the most unexpected places. The most unexpected turned out to be the red carpet. In Politics

Jena Myths

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:56 GMT

The town of Jena wants to clear its reputation. Setting the record straight can be a very crooked path. In Politics

Is This the Dream?

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:00 GMT

As we recognize the birth date of a civil rights icon, we must also assess our progress. A video tour. In Politics

Is Populism All That Popular?

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:55 GMT

Is John Edwards pursuing a losing strategy? William Jelani Cobb weighs in. In Politics and Perspectives

Iowa Blues

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:58 GMT

Hold on to the euphoria of the Iowa primary. It all comes to a screeching halt the morning after. In Politics

Immigration and Racism in Western Europe: When the Colonies Return

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:39:32 GMT

Race and politics in western europe. In International

How Did Super Tuesdays Get So Super

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:57 GMT

Anatomy of a power grab that became a political convention -- and a relatively ineffective party tool. In Politics

Here Comes the Judge

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:54 GMT

Monroe Anderson goes another round with Clarence Thomas, our undercover brother on the Supreme Court. In Politics

Happy Birthday Mr. Johnson

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:54 GMT

2008 01 17 Happy Birthday Mr. Johnson Happy Birthday Mr. Johnson politics

Greening the Hood

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:53 GMT

Conserving resources: now where have we heard that one before. In Arts & Culture

Gradual Alienation

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:12:04 GMT

Unfair sentencing starts long before a kid makes it to high school graduation. In Politics

Equal Opportunity Epithets

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:51 GMT

When the name calling started, we responded with more than redemption songs. In Politics and Perspectives

Do You Take This Man?

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:50 GMT

What started out as a political courtship could end up a messy throwdown In Politics and Perspectives

Dissin' Cousins

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:49 GMT

Monroe Anderson pontificates on family ties and the oval office. Will bloodlines affect White House policies? Only time (and the polls ) will tell. In Politics

Diplomatic Immunity

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:00 GMT

The military's twisted path to Blackwater hits the Black, Latin and Asian communities. X marks the spot. In Politics

Crack vs Powder

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:48 GMT

The war on drugs created separate and unequal sentencing guidelines rife with racial overtones. A landmark case facing the Supreme Court this session could give the issue just the attention it needs. In Politics

Casting the First Vote

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:46 GMT

A naturalized citizen from Ghana tries to make sense of our voting process. Turns out, she's not the only one in need of an interpreter. In Politics

Campaign 101: Convention Bound

lenora blackamore — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:25:07 GMT

Once the primaries are done, campaigns change in decidedly strategic ways. In Politics

Campaign '08 Gallery

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:45 GMT

Campaign '08 Gallery Live on the campaign trail Click here for Campaign '08 coverage

Bush's Insane Approach to Cuba

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:12:59 GMT

Albert Einstein once defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." When it comes to Cuba, Bush is certifiable. In Politics

Bunker Mentality

lenora blackamore — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:44 GMT

Black voter? The GOP has been in warfare mode for a very long time. In Politics

Bullets and Ballots

lenora blackamore — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:05:49 GMT

When it comes down to dealing with gun violence in America, the candidates have been left holding a smoking gun. In Politics

Black Friday

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:13:46 GMT

Holiday spending, like our collective financial health, is nothing to ho-ho-ho about. In Politics

Africana 101

lenora blackamore — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:12:03 GMT

African American history, what was once a minor topic in social studies, has evolved into a full fledged curriculum for high school students across the country. In Politics