May 20, 2013

Dana Stringer: Sports, Injuries and the Will to Win

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*For die hard basketball fans like me, this is the time of year when our productivity levels typically decline because the majority of our waking hours are spent consuming March Madness basketball and the beginning of the NBA Playoffs. Being a native of Louisville, Kentucky, it is no surprise that I spent Easter Sunday afternoon [...]




By Dana L. Stringer: The Secret Life of Sandy: A Nonpartisan Disaster

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*Mother Nature always has a way of reminding us that we are merely humans, and natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy have a way of exposing the fragility of man-made things and testing the quality of man apart from the things that he has built. I’ve been watching the news coverage on the aftermath of Sandy [...]




Dana Stringer: Chicken, the Bible, and the Battle for Marriage Equality

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*It took me a while before I learned how to pick my battles wisely, and to finally realize that it was okay to lose a battle if it meant that I might win the war.  My need to be right wasn’t nearly as important as my interest in understanding and being understood even if understanding [...]




Dana L. Stringer: Black Consciousness and Those ‘Benjamins’

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*I can’t imagine life without music and entertainment.  For African Americans, music and entertainment has always served as the creative outlets for expressing, interpreting,  understanding and surviving struggles that are unique to the black experience.  And when given the opportunity, I believe it’s important that we support our artistic endeavors. But unlike many of us, [...]




‘Hollywood Diva’ Jenifer Lewis Gets Intimate

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*The incomparable Jenifer Lewis takes to the stage in a two-night only performance of her upcoming show, “An Intimate Evening With Jenifer Lewis.” The bold, vivacious and multi-talented Hollywood diva is best known for being a quick-witted, no nonsense mother who balances tough love with humor in a plethora of film and television roles. With [...]




Dana Stringer: Divided Faiths of America

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*It’s been nearly two weeks since I sat inside a packed theater in West Hollywood, adorned in a chic pair of 3D glasses, watching the sci-fi blockbuster, Prometheus.  And in an on-screen inquiry about faith in God, one of the characters responds by saying, “Because that’s what I choose to believe.” Obviously the statement was [...]