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    Published: 02/4/10

    James Cameron's 'Avatar' Is Many Things -- but Not Racist

    By  Donna Britt
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    Don't you just love how everybody sees things differently? I wondered after hearing that James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" has been rewarded for its creative and technical brilliance with nine Oscar nominations -- after receiving heaping doses of a less-obvious "reward" that also puts butts ...

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    Published: 02/3/10

    Cuomo Challenge to Paterson Wouldn't Be Racially Divisive

    By  Bruce Drake

    Back in 2002, Andrew Cuomo, now New York's attorney general, provoked anger among black leaders when he challenged former Comptroller Carl McCall, the first African-American to win a statewide job, for the Democratic nomination for governor. But if Gov. David Paterson, also an African-American, goes ...

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    Published: 02/2/10

    Nearly Two-Thirds of Republicans Believe Obama Is a Socialist, Poll Says

    By  Bruce Drake

    Nearly two-thirds of Republicans believe that President Obama is a socialist, about four in 10 say he should be impeached, and a majority believe Sarah Palin is more qualified to lead the country, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted Jan. 20-31 among 2,003 self-described ...

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    Published: 02/2/10

    Vanity Fair's March Cover: What Would Richard Pryor Say?

    By  Judy Howard Ellis
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    Did Vanity Fair editors think about Richard Pryor when they planned their March cover? The late comedian once observed that the sci-fi film, "Logan's Run," was loaded with cultural subtext because blacks weren't in it. The futuristic world of the 23rd century was depicted as for whites-only, and ...

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    Published: 01/31/10

    Illinois Primary on Tuesday: Is Obama's State up for Grabs?

    By  Lynn Sweet
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    CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and the Illinois governorship, held by Democrats, are GOP November takeover targets as voters head to the polls for Tuesday's primary, the earliest in the nation for the 2010 election cycle. The downtown headquarters for the three front-running ...

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    Published: 01/13/10

    Is This Goodbye, Harry? You Deserve a Plaque for Public Service

    By  Bonnie Goldstein
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    I hope his prehistoric perspective and unfortunate choice of words regarding Mr. Obama's complexion and diction does not cost the majority leader his seat in the Senate. Despite a substantial war chest and significant pork power, the four-term lawmaker may not have another six-year tenure in his ...

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    Published: 01/13/10

    Mixed Reviews for Reid from His State's Black Voters

    By  Bruce Drake

    Black voters in Nevada say by a 48 percent to 39 percent margin that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should not step down from his post despite the racial remarks he made about Barack Obama in a private conversation during the 2008 campaign.But, in a match-up against his two top GOP contenders, he ...

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    Published: 01/13/10

    David Paterson Calls Reid's Comments 'Shocking,' Responds to Son's Run-in with Police

    By  Patricia Murphy

    New York Gov. David Paterson discussed his son's recent run-in with police during an interview with Don Imus on the Fox Business Network Wednesday morning. The two also talked about the controversy over Harry Reid's published comments that President Obama has "no Negro dialect unless he wants ...

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    Published: 01/13/10

    When We Speak About Race, What Are We Thinking?

    By  Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
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    Any fears that Americans would shy away from an honest conversation about race have been put to rest in the past 48 hours. We've spoken about little else since Sen. Harry Reid, the bespectacled, bland-seeming majority leader and chief water carrier in the health care debate, was unmasked as a . . . ...

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    Published: 01/12/10

    Radio Spots Target African-Americans at Risk for H1N1 Complications

    By  Mary C. Curtis
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    In case you didn't know, it's National Influenza Vaccination Week. The day after she was sworn in as Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin and other health officials announced new public service radio spots urging African Americans to get the H1N1 flu vaccine. The once-scarce vaccine is now ...

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