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Two requests: 1. Forgive me for writing about basketball two weeks in a row, and 2. Allow me to wonder aloud for a bit. Last week, one of the most disappointing articles I read was about the rise and fall of Allen Iverson, the first overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft (to the Philadelphia 76ers) […]

Having a mentor is crucial. It was as important for my life as my grades in school, my extra curricular activities, and my exposure to the world at large. I believe these are all things that young people need to break cycles of oppression and poverty, however, without having someone to guide you in the […]

A potentially damning email will serve as the core of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson’s mother and children. It suggests that Jackson’s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray was pressured into getting Jackson to rehearse in spite of health concerns.

Former GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney will be having lunch with President Obama at the White House today. This will be their first meeting since the election. So…what do you think they’ll talk about?

Perhaps nothing helps a post-election hangover better than lapping up all of the tea being spilled from the losing side. News of the fallout from the Romney campaign continues. Although there’s no word about how Romney staff members whose credit cards were canceled got home Tuesday night, there is news about their boss’ response to […]

In the wake of last week’s debate disaster for President Obama, the importance of tonight’s VP debate cannot be overstated. The Dems are counting on Joe Biden to turn out a phenomenal performance that will hopefully reignite momentum for the Obama campaign. Can he pull it off?

Daniel Johnson is currently running for an open congressional seat in Michigan. He reportedly even has ties to Rep. Ron Paul. His platform: environmental protection and white supremacy. Why are people like this still given the time of day in this country?

According to the Associated Press, if the election were held today, President Obama would have enough electoral votes to seize victory over GOP contender Mitt Romney. He needs 270 electoral votes to win reelection. The pressure on Romney to turn things around in these final weeks is now more intense than ever, as a path […]

Mitt Romney had a tough week. He spent most of last week responding to the Mother Jones video of him talking to a crowd at a $50,000 a plate dinner about how nearly half of Americans are dependent on the government, among other things. A couple of days later, Romney was charged with dying his face […]

The Democratic National Convention begins today in Charlotte, North Carolina. Current polls have President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in a virtual dead heat going into the convention. There is much riding on the next week. Tonight’s opening festivities will be highlighted by a speech from First Lady Michelle Obama.

The most sobering moment in Paul Beatty’s satirical novel, The White Boy Shuffle (1996) occurs just before the L.A. Riots are about to begin. The book’s protagonist, Gunnar Kaufman and his best friend Nicholas Scoby are on their way home from a strangely long basketball practice. During their walk, Gunnar immediately senses something different happening in his […]

Commencement yesterday was filled with encouraging speeches reminding my senior class that “commencement” is the beginning, not the end, and graduating is simply a marker that we have received and collected the tools we will need to move forward. The rhetoric of speakers, and of casual conversations on any graduation day is generally one of […]