

It costs nothing to be nice; a nice community giveback by Black Men Reign on November 12th
It costs nothing to be nice. It costs nothing to give back. Thanks to the leadership of Sabrina Gields, this is an underlying principle behind the work of Black Men Reign (click HERE to visit their website). The nonprofit's origins are initiated with Ms. Gields' experience of not only raising two sons, but seeing a number of the society hurdles Black men have to hurdle on a regular basis. "I have a passion for working with and empowering black men", she notes. With a core au


The Cards' defense downs the #10 Deacs: 8 forced turnovers result in a 48-21 victory
#10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1, 2-1) at Louisville Cardinals (4-3, 2-3) Preview: the Deacs and Cards look to improve on their regular and postseason aspirations. As the page turns from October to November, so does the page of the college football season as the 4th quarter provides separation for teams who are competing for the post-season or for next season. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are riding a 3-game winning streak; while they are bowl eligible, the 10th ranked te


A talented and terrific tenth: the anniversary performance and gala by Styletainment
10 years. On one hand, it can be a long amount of time. On the other hand, in the blink of an eye, it can go by a little quicker than what we anticipate. Under the leadership of its visionary, Missouri, Styletainment celebrates their 10th anniversary on October 20th and 22nd (2022). Their first event (October 20th) takes place at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (in New Brunswick, NJ) with an energetic, creative, engaging, and powerful performance of A Cancer Survi


A decade of celebrating life: the creative and community-building work of Styletainment
10 years. A lot can happen over a period of time, especially a decade. There are a good number of changes, as well as a few constants. Of these things that are both a constant and creative change agent is the arts and fashion collective, Styletainment. About this time last year, I'm introduced to the story of Styletainment's founder, Missouri. Building on her dream of fashion and the arts, after an extended time on her journey, things come to fruition. However, a potentia


Get in the swing of things: the growing arts and entertainment presence of Tone Swing
Get in the swing of things. It's an adage that means to "get with it", or "be in the know". It's also a call to take note and pay attention to things taking place. And when it comes to arts and entertainment, a name many need to take note of is the Atlanta-based artist Tone Swing. We got acquainted with the actor last fall as he plays the lead in the stage play The Power of Forgiveness. Since then, he is building on his solid and growing work with multiple and stage project