Racy Lee

Raheem DeVaughn offers a listening treat to his fans with his sophomore album "Love Behind the Melody".

Lip-syncing scandal rocks 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China as one talented child singer is hidden backstage as another "prettier" girl is front and center in front of billions of worldwide viewers "singing" her heart out.

If dogfighting is such a heinous crime, why do we allow horse racing, dog racing, zoos, circuses, hunting, and Las Vegas animal acts to exist?

Not all burgers are created equal

If you simply cannot find it in your heart to turn your back on a fellow human being, then by all means go in the store or the fast food restaurant and buy them something to eat.

Besides the fact that I am already a reality t.v. aficionado, I absolutely adore MTV's Run's House. It is a refreshing portrait of a successful, loving black family that doesn't subscribe to cliches and stereotypes.

It's official. Summer break begins on June 13th, and I've been keeping a countdown on the whiteboard of my classroom because I'm antsy. It's only the beginning of May, but I'm already fidgeting more than a little bit.

Last week I attended Game 3 of the NBA playoffs in Oakland between the Warriors and Mavericks. Although people from all walks of life were forced to sit elbow to elbow with perfect strangers, a camaraderie is naturally formed.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, 39, cheated with his married secretary. Perhaps I have been jaded by reality t.v., but I don't understand why we become so completely outraged when a politician is caught with their pants down

Amid the neverending barrage of newspaper headlines, magazine copy and barbershop talk, you think you know everything there is to know about superstar guard Kobe Bryant, but you have no idea.

Having been a teacher in the public school system for the last four years, I have become quite disillusioned as a teacher, and I feel that it is my duty to warn the innocent before they get in too deep.

For anyone that aspires to enter the teaching profession, it is my sincere hope that all of you wide-eyed, bushy-tailed prospects thoughtfully consider what your job will invariably entail.