The Influence of Music By Todd A. Smith Most young adults can remember their parents criticizing their taste in music during their childhood. If… Magazine Topics: Stop the Madness
Playing by Different Rules By Todd A. Smith Chris Brown is back in the news again and not just for his new album F.A.M.E.… Magazine Topics: Samuel L. Jackson’s
Is Madea a Minstrel Show? By Todd A. Smith Tyler Perry films and television shows have revolutionized Black entertainment. Characters like the gun-toting granny… Magazine Topics: Celebrity Lil Wayne,
A Wake-Up Call By Todd A. Smith It is almost impossible to turn on the television or radio and not hear someone’s opinion… Magazine Topics: Samuel L. Jackson’s
Crabs in a Bucket By Todd A. Smith Where did it all wrong? An art form created in the Bronx in the… Magazine Topics: Celebrity Culture (Relentless)
Too Hard on Ourselves By Todd A. Smith For the third straight week, The Help film is the number one movie in America. Like… Magazine Topics: Kendrick Lamar Hater
Humility Leads to Healing By Todd A. Smith The tragic fall from grace of Tiger Woods can be summed up in one word, arrogance. … Magazine Topics: Athletics Andre Johnson
What’s the Point? By Todd A. Smith What is newsworthy about leaking an athlete’s low Wonderlic test scores? Reporters did it in 2006 with… Magazine Topics: Athletics Tiger Finds
Racism Rears its Ugly Head By Todd A. Smith When LeBron James made his much-anticipated “decision” on ESPN this summer, many critics blasted the… Magazine Topics: Celebrity DeSean Jackson
Please Wake Up By Todd A. Smith Early Spike Lee movies became famous for their weird endings. In 1988’s School Daze, Laurence Fishburne, weary… Magazine Topics: Celebrity DeSean Jackson