Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) has done it again The new Conviction movie is set in the town Ayers, Mass

Allegations that Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in suburban Atlanta, coerced four males into sexual relationships are riveting the nation Some have even said if the allegations facing Bishop Eddie Long are true it will rock the entire Black church with catastrophic consequences

In the song “Patience” from the hit film Dreamgirls, Keith Robinson, Eddie Murphy and Anika Noni Rose sing: “I know you have questions, same ones as me How long has it been

I was always told if you do not have something positive to say about someone or something you should not say it at all However, that rule does not apply to journalists, as we are paid to say things, no matter how positive or negative they may sound

We constantly hear the grim crime statistics: High murder rates, drug trafficking, and prostitution are constants in inner city neighborhoods Many flee to the suburbs just to get away from the dangers that plague ghettoes throughout this country on a daily basis

The history books that we read as schoolchildren would have had us to believe that icons like Dr Martin Luther King, Jr

Many Americans can vividly recall where they were when they first saw or heard of the terrorist attacks on Sept 11

Anyone who meets superstar rapper-actor TI

When one thinks of cookies, losing weight usually is not the next thought that comes to mind But that is exactly what is happening to patients of Dr

Very seldom are we blessed to see the blossoming of a true icon before our very eyes Tip “T

America is constantly inundated with negative news concerning inner-city schools From excessive violence, to teen pregnancy and a dropout problem, mainstream media would have one believe that all urban educational institutions are a battleground in which our soldiers cannot prevail

I am constantly amazed at our celebrity obsession in America When we recognize talent in someone we build them up and put them on a pedestal before they have even achieved any level of greatness in their respective arena in life and wonder why that attention can turn egotistical and narcissistic before our very eyes

Over the past few years, John C Reilly (Step Brothers) and Jonah Hill (Get Him to the Greek) have immortalized themselves as comedic giants