When I enter a partnership, I don’t take it lightly. Whether it’s love, a spades game or a business deal, some of the basic rules apply. We have to share at least some of the same passions, have trust and, of course, be committed to working together in good times and bad. As bleak as […]
We all have plans, schedules and agendas, and our ego – the human side of us – makes us think sometimes that what WE have to do takes precedence over everything else. For the past month, my mind has been on two main issues: The MLK Memorial and march led by Rev. Al, and what […]
Before I get to Mark Halperin, let me give you a little background. They say that if you’re angry with someone, you should write a letter, get all the mean stuff out, and then tear it up or delete it. When you’re a little more calm, you write another letter or confront the person face […]
I’ve probably attended more graduation ceremonies that I can count in my lifetime. Recently, I came to the conclusion that – at high school graduations, especially – maybe it’s time to flip the script. I mean, each commencement exercise is so predictable: Speeches from the valedictorian and salutatorian, remarks from the senior class officers and […]
The capturing and killing of Osama bin Laden put many of us in a celebratory mood, but landing in Birmingham, Alabama yesterday and arriving in a town called Pratt City put things in perspective. No pictures, no video, no news footage can tell the story like actually seeing it for yourself – not just seeing […]
Yesterday, President Barack Obama officially announced his intentions to run for re-election in 2012. In light of all the turmoil going on around the world, he did it quietly, without fanfare. So, in between re-capping the foolishness of Sunday night’s “Celebrity Apprentice” and commemorating the 43rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, we […]
I’m no doctor, but as a DJ on a show that reaches a mainly African-American audience of more than 8 million nationwide, I can’t ignore the health crisis in this country – and specifically in the black community. When we kicked off “Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day” 10 years ago, we were […]
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you. If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, and make allowing for their doubting, too. If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being […]
When the very first “Fantastic Voyage” set sail almost 12 years ago, the world was a whole lot different. In 1999, there had been no September 11th disaster and no TSA, so air travel was a lot less stressful, and you could bring everything on board the plane – from your grandmama’s fried chicken to […]
So, I make no secret that reality shows are not really my thing, but the 2011 cast of “Celebrity Apprentice” was something I could not ignore. LaToya Jackson, NeNe Leakes, Star Jones, Dionne Warwick and Lil Jon featured all in one season has got to be chronicled, and who better to do it than us? […]
Okay, here’s the rule: Every man gets one chance to blow a fortune, one chance to cry in front of his woman and one chance to write a letter to another dude. I’ve done the first. I might have done the second. And here goes the third. Steve, I was thinking about coming on your […]
During Black History Month, we tend to get more reflective about how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go to reach the kind of equity the civil rights soldiers fought for. The answer depends on who you ask and what kind of day we’re having. Point to the election of President […]