One thing all moviegoers can agree on is how bad movies have gotten in the last 5 years. Horrible acting by tired actors spitting out dialogue from unconscious scripts seems to be the norm. But now and then comes a movie that surprises the audience with something they weren’t expecting.Continue Reading
The ability to speak to the people who paved the way for Blacks to succeed today has become rare. The youth of today will never really understand the effort it takes to be the first in an era where Blacks had to fight to get any opportunity to succeed. ForContinue Reading
At last count, 44 states have started debating whether to introduce bills that would limit what schools can teach about race and American history — Critical Race Theory (CRT) is the thing intimidating these states the most. What the states are pushing to enact includes actions seen in years past, as well asContinue Reading
On December 13, 2025, Brown University faced an unimaginable tragedy while students were studying for final exams. A gunman entered the Barus and Holley Building, which houses Brown’s School of Engineering, and shot eleven students, killing two of them. The following day, families and friends of the Sandy Hook ElementaryContinue Reading
In the Black community, the problem of Black boys not having men in their lives creates severe problems as they become adults. Statistics for positive outcomes within this demographic plague the community as a whole. Bivian “Sonny” Lee III turned the problem into a solution when he started the SonContinue Reading
KEMP BOYD Kemp, married to his incredible wife, Stacy, and blessed with a family of six children, is a dedicated family man and community leader. He serves as the Executive Director of Love Akron and is the pastor of Street Light Church. Additionally, Boyd emphasizes mentorship and community engagement asContinue Reading
LEON WILSON Leon Wilson, a native of Detroit, MI, is a Fall 2002 initiate of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He has served as the Chief of Digital Innovation & Chief Information Officer at the Cleveland Foundation in Cleveland, OH, for the past decade. Leon is a technology thought leaderContinue Reading
On December 6, 2025, members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., from Cleveland’s graduate chapter, Delta Alpha Lambda, Akron’s graduate chapter, Eta Tau Lambda, and local undergraduate chapters based at Cleveland State University, Kent State University, the University of Akron, and Youngstown State University jointly celebrated their national fraternity’s 119thContinue Reading
There is no doubt that music has changed. Gone is the creation of timeless classics that resonate forever. The music today comes and goes without much thought. Music used to define the era people lived in. Now it represents a throw-away society where nothing is long-term, and mood music isContinue Reading
The trend of creating three-hour films is gaining traction in Hollywood. And in the short-form social media world, if someone doesn’t die in the first ten minutes, most people turn to their phones for entertainment. Mercy does an excellent job of blending several things to create a winning formula forContinue Reading
