Add his position as a Christian campus minister at University of South Carolina to his wicked sense of verbal and situational irony, and Sammy Rhodes (@prodigalsam) has both the raw materials and intellectual giftedness to cultivate a Twitter following.
I am breathing an even deeper sigh of relief that I have boys of late, but my jig has lost its spring. Because even though I don't have a daughter, I've become hyper-aware that you do.
My fascination with Peeta feels wrong. Besides being fictional, he's 30 years younger than me and already in love with a girl/goddess his own age.
This is not about Lena Dunham; this is about our culture, and how much more we will all benefit from color-blind casting in our media and, hopefully, in our lives.
Once upon a time, Fox's musical take on a high school show choir was funny and poignant. Now, as its third season winds up, it has evolved into a string of Sunday sermons accompanied by the voices of Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and others.
The attempts to ostracize Metta World Peace, who's been such an ambassador for mental health awareness, are just ignorant and mean spirited. He was removed from the game, he's been suspended, now leave him be.
On the surface, Ron Artest and Jennifer Hudson have nothing in common -- besides sharing melanin content. Still, the media is approaching both of their current controversies as ghetto, Black soap operas being aired around the world.
LeAndria's troubles are more than just a sign that she may need to take a break from ministry -- it's a sign that all of us need to take some time to reflect on our own personal lives to ensure that we are growing exponentially in God.
Twenty-seven-year-old Grammy award winner Esperanza Spalding is not only an amazing vocalist and musician, but also an inspiring public speaker. After a recent performance, she sat down to share some of her thoughts on music. Here are a few gems from that talk.
With a large cast of journeymen (and women) black actors and all the familiar beats of a standard rom-com, the film adaptation of comedian-turned-relationship guru Steve Harvey's book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man has defied what has befallen many a black film before -- it's not a stereotype.
As viewers, we have more power in determining what we consume than we often realize. I'd like to think that given the right access and information, more of us would decide on art that entertains as it takes us higher.
Steve Harvey's, new movie that is an offshoot of his book, Think Like a Man, Act Like a Woman is a marvelous concept. It opens this week in theaters ...
If you want to meet your future spouse in a pair of acid-washed overall shorts and a neon orange tank top and moccasins and a Banksy tattoo on their wrist, then you are in luck! This is the place for you!
I don't like Steve Harvey -- yes, I said it. To be more precise, since I've never met the man personally, I don't like what Steve Harvey represents.
In one of the last episodes of The Sopranos, Tony said, "'Remember When' is the lowest form of conversation." With that in mind, perhaps it's also the lowest form of design and culture -- and it's time to move on.
On March 8, 2012, The Beach Chronicles hit the big screen for its debut at the Miami International Film Festival. I was lucky enough to attend the debut screening and catch up with it's stars.