TONY NORMAN


August Wilson Center needs dollars and sense

August Wilson Center needs dollars and sense

2013-05-17 00:05:59

The center got off on the wrong foot financially when it opened in 2009 -- and is overdue for more hard-headed approach.


Obama managing his second term poorly

2013-05-14 00:09:35

Group of controversies serve as indictment of president's leadership more than his ethics.


Black voters a surprise, especially to GOP

2013-05-10 00:14:39

For the first time, black voter turnout in 2012 surpassed that of whites.


City gardening can sow a seed of violence

2013-05-07 00:09:31

When gardeners and animals who love to eat interact, things can turn nasty.


Who is Jason Collins? The word finally is out

Who is Jason Collins? The word finally is out

2013-05-03 00:05:53

One spinoff of an NBA player's coming out is that his fame now surpasses his stats.


GOP media man Frank Luntz regrets talk radio barbs

2013-04-30 00:10:28

He criticized the Limbaughs of the world in a way he wishes no one knew about it.


Future of journalism needs a rewrite

2013-04-26 00:04:22

The younger generation mostly ignores whatever they might learn from newspapers and journalism.


Terror motives likely will never make sense

2013-04-23 00:01:05

Actions like those of Tsarnaev brothers may just defy logical explanation.


Someday, today's gun laws will be absurd

2013-04-19 00:05:08

Guns policies of weak Congress, powerful NRA won't make sense to anyone in future.


Segregated prom feels intolerable in 2013

2013-04-16 00:03:39

Students in Georgia high school on right track in integrating prom, but governor's not on board.


Maybe stupidity in LL Cool J, Brad Paisley duet is accidental

Maybe stupidity in LL Cool J, Brad Paisley duet is accidental

2013-04-12 00:02:35

PG columnist Tony Norman says the song "Accidental Racist" offends with its cluelessness.


Disturbing minority backs a state religion

2013-04-09 00:07:01

North Carolina's just one place where some want Christianity backed by the state.


Rejected by Ivies, Allderdice student is into school of satire

2013-04-05 00:14:49

Tony Norman writes about the national stir created by Allderdice student Suzy Lee Weiss' biting essay about college admissions process.


Black conservatism seems so unappetizing

2013-04-02 00:02:06

Ben Carson is latest black conservative to end up apologizing for misguided remarks.


A proud feminist, despite wife's view

2013-03-29 00:16:57

Rapper Rick Ross provides latest despicable example of how media culture can debase women.


Decade later, Iraq War foes look only wiser

2013-03-26 00:08:27

Experience of U.S. invasion of Iraq gives credence to early opponents' arguments.


Unleashed, Mayor Ravenstahl can show his chops

2013-03-22 00:02:42

Taking on UPMC, Luke Ravenstahl looks like a much better city leader now that he's uninterested in staying.


Frederick Douglass would still be scowling

2013-03-19 07:50:18

Conservatives seem to bungle any efforts to reach out and attract black voters.


Mother Teresa was only human, too

2013-03-12 00:10:54

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus said. "No one is good except God alone."


Sen. Rand Paul due praise for anti-drone stance

2013-03-08 00:14:33

The libertarian Kentucky senator's views aren't always welcomed, but he shines opposing Obama's drone use.


Mayor's office up for grabs, but for whom?

2013-03-05 00:31:22

Luck has been just as important as ability in determining some of our mayors.


Voting Rights Act is far from out of date

2013-03-01 00:14:19

Supreme Court needs to uphold law that still protects black voters in South.


Lil Wayne clueless about morality, history

2013-02-26 00:00:54

Rapper is shockingly stupid with ignorance of harm done to civil rights icon.


Nate Harper hardly a scapegoat in his downfall

2013-02-22 00:17:59

The former city police chief and mayor both merit criticism in this Police Bureau scandal.


Jesse Jackson Jr.'s violations more of the same in Illinois

2013-02-19 00:53:44

The congressman and son of the civil rights icon faces prison, like so many of his state's pols.


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