This was before he became an emerging leading man whose charisma filled the screen in films such as Smokin' Aces, American Gangster, Terminator Salvation and the recent Just Wright. This was before he became a...

Jamail Larkins was always intent on spreading his wings and aiming for the sky -- literally. As one of the youngest people ever to take charge of an aircraft, Larkins chose to combine his love for flying and his gift for business. Creating Ascension...

May 13th, 2010. I had just seen a young man on the cusp of attaining basketball's greatest grandeur, once again, fall into the abyss of disappointment. Two years in a row. Only this time, his team of advisers had enough sense to let their star know that it was bad...

I remember June 25th, 2009 vividly. I remember standing in the sweltering epicenter of Metro Center in Washington, D.C. I was waiting on the red line train en route to Union Station when I got...

The sweetest. That's how Kobe Bean Bryant described his savoring of the hardest-fought championship he has won to date. The fresh taste of redeeming the embarrassing loss that his 2008 Lakers suffered to the Boston Celtics two seasons...

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June 16, 2010, A.T.

As it relates to music, I always seem to measure time by a distinct period. I call it A.T.: After Tupac. As a member of a society that has watched hip-hop and the music business...

In a quest to create a moment of separation from the grinding world of reality, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond turned to the plentiful corridors of art. As a little girl, King-Hammond would use art as a support system and a way to release all of the built-up creative energy harboring in...

It seems as if we aren't aware that Nick Cannon will soon be taking over every facet of entertainment known to man.

I think he likes it that way.

It's rare that you'll find Cannon without an immaculately tailored suit on his trim, 6-foot frame these days, as he spends...

This is an interview with the hip-hop group Tanya Morgan right after Barack Obama was elected for president. The group speaks about their music and hip-hop in the era of a black president. Most recently, group members Von Pea and Donwill have produced music for Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

With all of the success Sherri Shepherd has experienced in her career, it doesn't come remotely close to her mission of being a great mother. This was truly evident in 2008, when she voted for the first time in her life for a president whom her handsome, young son could...

When you're born and bred in New York City, it's difficult not to be inspired to make your own mark in the world. So Claude Kelly got his start early, as he began singing and playing the piano by the age of...

Nick Cannon and The Halo Awards from Timothy Cooper on Vimeo.

"So how's the chairman position coming along, man?"

This was my first question to Nick Cannon as he warmly...