Beverly Johnson is a game changer. Before Johnson hit the cover of American Vogue in 1974, black women [...]
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I saw myself in the Eric Garner tragedy
THE IMAGE was horrific. An unarmed father of six, choked from behind by a police officer on [...]
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After Ferguson, I worry about my son
DARREN WILSON'S resignation from the Ferguson, Mo., police department didn't soothe the pain I felt in the [...]
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In Solomons house, every day is Black Friday
IN RECENT YEARS, Thanksgiving week has become one of the most stressful times of the year. Not because [...]
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Her catting around is just tutu humuliating
I TOLD HER not to go outside dressed like that. If she did, she was not only [...]
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Sleep vs Solomon … the showdown
FOR THE LAST month, I've been hosting a morning radio show. That means I get up so [...]
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Solomon either needs some sleep-or a gardner
FOR THE LAST month, I've been hosting a morning radio show. That means I get up so [...]
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Need a Mr. Fix-It? Dont call Solomon.
LAST WEEKEND, after 14 years of marriage, I finally came to terms with who I am. I [...]
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Two girls, an Uzi, and a playground
BULLETS AND BURGERS. That’s the name of the gun range (and burger joint) where firearms instructor Charles Vacca [...]
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Brown’s mom: Arrest the killer of my child
AT A MONDAY press conference, Michael Brown’s family released the results of an independent autopsy performed by pathologist [...]
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Don’t tell us how to grieve Michael Brown
I HAVE ALWAYS believed that grief is personal. Grief is one of those things that you kinda have to [...]
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Robin Williams and the quest to save lives
Robin Williams' tragic death ABOUT A MONTH ago, when I learned that Robin Williams had suffered for years [...]
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