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Yet Another Actor Acting Out

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jan 25, 2007 "Grey's Anatomy'' star Isaiah Washington's recent meltdown was as puzzling as it was repulsive. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Bone-Deep Similarities

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 Recent anthropological research suggests that our African and Eurasian ancestors were more genetically similar than we had thought. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Epithetical Distinctions

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jan 9, 2007 One of the poets credited with giving birth to rap music gives us another take on the most taboo racial epithet of them all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Lyrics Rated M, for Murderous

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Dec 26, 2006 Are rappers' ultra-violent rhymes a sign of lethal intent or just a cry against oppression? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Dec 19, 2006 Despite their courage and achievements in the Revolutionary War, blacks usually went unnoticed. Now, finally, one such man receives some recognition. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Paying Homage Isn’t Plagiarism

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Dec 12, 2006 Let's cut authors like Ian McEwan a little slack and allow him to "sample" from other works in the same way that every other artist does. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Here We Go Again

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Dec 5, 2006 The recent shooting of an unarmed black man in New York is another chapter in a long and heartbreaking tradition. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Overcoming the Stigma

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Nov 28, 2006 In advance of World AIDS Day, a new anthology confronts the stigma of HIV in the black community. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Same Old Party

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Nov 21, 2006 The Republicans' choice of Trent Lott for minority whip exposes the party's disingenuous lip service to black voters for what it is. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: The Rise of the Black Republican

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Nov 14, 2006 Maryland's African-American voters had to make a difficult decision on Nov. 7 -- whether to send Michael Steele, a black Republican, to the Senate, or instead back a party some feel takes them for granted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: The Stir Over Slurs

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Nov 6, 2006 Va. Sen. George Allen, who has a history of racist behavior, incomprehensibly wants us to believe that his opponent is no better -- because he has written novels whose characters use racist language. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Racial and Sexual Politics

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Oct 30, 2006 There's something off about making a TV ad that equates your first time voting with your first time having sex. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )