…And now we enter the dressing room of Christopher James (C.J.) as he prepares for his weekly variety show. C.J. is a good looking American-African male who has brown, caramel skin, brown eyes like autumn leaves, dark black hair like onyx, with an innocent baby face. C.J. is sitting at his vanity... Read more...
Chicago - A 17-year-old has been charged with three counts of first degree murder for the shooting deaths of a woman and two men while the three were in a car Saturday afternoon after picking up a cake at a renowned South Side bakery. Witnesses picked the 17-year-old Chicago boy out from an arr... Read more...
delivered 3 April 1968, Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters), Memphis, Tennessee Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy and his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I wondered who he was talking about. It's always good ... Read more...
Absent fathers are prime contributors to the failure of the family. The new film 'Courageous' challenges men to step up and be the fathers intended. A disturbing trend has subtly crept into the American family, and its onslaught was so insidious that it went unnoticed for 40 years. It's called th... Read more...
Recognizing International Men's Day gives me a sense of brotherhood with all men around the globe, so I want to salute my brothers of all races and ethnicities: Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Indian, Native American, Arabic, and whoever else may be out there. And when you think of the internatio... Read more...
Like most gentlemanly pursuits with their origins in a past era, fine dining has its own set of conventions some men have never entirely managed to adopt. Dining etiquette extends to more than just which fork goes where – sitting at a table and sharing a meal is a social, personal experience, an... Read more...
Christopher Bonanos has written an excellent essay for the New York Timesabout another man who blended art and science to produce extraordinary products: Edwin Land of Polaroid. Steve Jobs idolized Edwin Land, and it's clear he learned a lot from him. Like Jobs, Land dropped out of college. Like... Read more...
Disclaimer: Apologies to @Wale for my views and opinions regarding his new album #Ambition. The following views and opinions are all based on fact therefore this is a Review About the Truth. Who is this man? I don’t know Wale as an artist anymore. This album reminds me of the scenario when y... Read more...
You may have heard Vancouver's Kutcorners. Maybe not by name but certainly by sound. He's been supplying bass lines and remixes for the likes of U-Tern, DJ Eleven, DJ Ayres, The Kickdrums, and Keys N Krates for the last few years as well as touring with Canada's The Freshest DJ crew. Originally fr... Read more...