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Actor Dulé Hill's big break was in 1999 on Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing," where he played Charlie Young, the personal aide to President Jed Bartlet,...
I failed at trying to bake or cook over a dozen recipes I found on Instagram, so don't feel bad when you do the same. In the 1993 classic film,...
Seeing images of college sensations turning WNBA stars Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark fill my timelines and appear on all the media sites I subscribe...
A few apples a day can keep the guilt away . . . or whatever mom used to say. I don't want to act like I have discovered a foolproof plan, and no,...
You know what's more difficult than advanced trigonometry? Getting your toddler to eat healthy on a consistent basis or getting them to try new...
Trashing books has the power to save the publishing industry. Spring cleaning has become a universal time to declutter our lives, chucking everything...
It took award-winning author Andrew Boryga 10 years to write his debut novel "Victim," which was published in March. When I talked to Boryga recently...
The kind of PTSD that comes with weekly shootings, teenage funerals and that third world American experience in general, makes phone alerts scary. A...
ABC's "Abbott Elementary" star Lisa Ann Walter wants the world to know that the sitcom's success is the result of creator and showrunner Quinta...
Larry David’s existence has made us all better, and we all need to give him his flowers right now. This is the last season of "Curb Your...
Gail Simmons believes that "Top Chef" has created a generation of monster-diners — and she would know. The veteran judge of Bravo's hit culinary...
Natasha Alford is an award-winning journalist, the Vice President of Digital Content for The Grio, and CNN political analyst. She is most known for...
Over the years, we’ve gotten to know Alison Brie in Type-A roles like Trudy Campbell on the hit AMC series “Mad Men,” Annie Edison on...
Urban farming is changing the world and leaving me more optimistic than my 14-year-old self could ever imagine. I truly believe that easy access to ...
"Yo, meet me at Burkes!" My cousin Tye always said. "Hurry up before you miss happy hour!" Cousin Tye was one of the only dudes in my family that...
Yes Larry David has millions of dollars, unlimited opportunities in Hollywood and enough resources to come out on top, even when he clearly loses....
In April, the rapper Nas' debut album "Illmatic" will turn 30. But those of us who participated in the 1990s DJ-mixtape economy knew what was about to...
Former president, now presidential candidate and the world’s most famous defendant Donald Trump dropped the Never Surrender high-tops at Sneaker Con...
You know Dulcé Sloan from "The Daily Show," where she delivers witty commentary from the desk as a correspondent and plays hilarious characters...
Did you know that you can grow brownies? I never tried it personally; however, I was able to use some leftover ingredients to create what I consider...
To all of the parents who work so hard for their children's approval, I am happy to say that I have a simple pancake recipe that will both awaken the...
Valentine's Day was never a complex sale for me; I always understood the power of love and the commercial marketing attached to it. My elementary...
Do you love Valentine's Day? Feb. 14 is rapidly approaching, and I'm here to make sure that you do not look basic when trying to express your love to...
I never heard of a biblical comedy-drama until seeing the trailer for the Jeymes Samuel film "The Book of Clarence." Samuel’s 2019 Netflix cowboy...
In full transparency, I am so in love with this species of marine bivalve mollusks — but it didn't start out that way. Back in the day when I was...
While a meat patty or a plant-based burger can be great, there's something special about a salmon burger
Here's a recipe so good that you won't abandon your diet
Back in 1982, Alice Walker published her genius novel "The Color Purple." That book would make her the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer...
"I found a super easy method for chocolate mousse on the internet" is a sentence that I never thought would make its way onto my blank page or even...
"American Fiction" is the perfect film, at least for me. I am not a film critic, nor do I try to be one; however, I am a Black artist coming of age in...
My hatred for bullies had introduced me to Egusi, the stew of my dreams. And you can enjoy this beautiful dish with little to no salt. I was a 9th...
“You’ll be OK. I take breaks, on and off, all of the time,” my cousin Maja said with a smooth smile during my first week off alcohol. “And if...
There’s a cheap, delicious way to whip up a batch of pasta with a creamy lemon flavor that will impress everyone in your orbit. Unless they hate...
The holidays are coming, which means you will be confronted by many different kinds of stresses, including travel, complicated family gatherings and,...
You can make avocado toast that rivals your favorite coffee shop in under 10 minutes. I can’t lie. I bought into the avocado toast craze...
Let's talk about making perfect sweet potatoes. Not yams — sweet potatoes. I would never publicly introduce myself as a "foodie," mainly because I...
Over the past few months, writing about food — including researching the many different ways to prepare it and experimenting with new...
My wife fell in love with taco night during the pandemic. Actually, taco night was three times a week at our home –– and the spread was glorious....
HBO Max's hit series "Rap Sh!t" is back for Season 2 and off to a spectacular start. And it's not just about the funny – don't get me wrong, the...
I have been known to be a very giving person. My cousin Lo cried hysterically because someone had stolen his Nintendo Game Boy, I gave him mine....
I recently made sweet potato-chocolate chip cookies, and now my confidence is higher than student debt in America. A few things before I drop this...
Comedian Bill Burr recently made his directorial debut in the Netflix film "Old Dads," which he also co-wrote and in which he plays one of the main...
It doesn't matter if you're the coolest kid in the world, a person who identifies as a quirky geek, or the regular kid next door, you need community....
As an '80s baby that carved my way through the public school system, I was taught that early settlers in America were brave explorers looking for new...
I highly recommend owning a Vitamix, which sounds like an asshole thing to say because they can run you around $500 bucks. For those who don't know,...
Jada Pinkett Smith has it all: a beautiful family, famous husband, Emmy Award-winning talk show. She is a rockstar, author of a bestselling...
I recently rediscovered a healthy snack that can be prepared in under five minutes — and it’s so easy to make, that even a pedestrian like me can...
The foundation of America should be freedom; at least, that's what we are told, with our three-branched government set up in a way that, in theory,...
There was a time when a majority of Americans trusted the mass media. Journalists like Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward were truth-tellers, who guided...
While navigating all of the chaos, uncertainty and madness in the world, we also deserve to have fun. Award-winning director Albert Hughes identified...