To Beat Prostate Cancer, I Faced the Real Killer—Fear
The ability of prostate cancer to kill you depends largely on whether you allow fear to keep you from acting to protect yourself....
Off My Chest
A Tribute to Broadcasting Legend Gil Noble
For more than 40 years, Like It Is with Gil Noble was one of the few shows that African Americans could trust to tell the...
If I Were A Rich, Privileged White Kid
A former poor black kid responds to Forbes' Contributor Gene Marks ill-considered advice....
Why Twitter Couldn’t Save Troy Davis
I cared about Troy Davis—not just him, but the millions of others like him behind bars, including the more than 3,000 on death row. I...
How To Have “The Talk” With Your Teen
The bad news: Our most recent Great Recession and the things that precipitated it have exposed our desperate need for financial literacy in America as...
Golf Has Been Calling You. It’s Time To Give In
If you're a businessperson (I'm talking to you ladies, too) with ready-made reasons for why you don't play golf, as I once was, I strongly...
How To Close The Wealth Gap: Step 1
The Black wealth gap must be closed. Here's how we begin to make steps towards accomplishing that goal. It's the key to the continued progress...
How Badly Do You Want Financial Freedom?
Each week, we get e-mails and letters from people who tell us they are determined to get out of debt and begin to build wealth...
I Got Mauled at Redstone—And Fell In Love With Golf
A horrible performance on the golf course turns out to be one of the best experiences of my life at the Shell Houston Open ProAm...
Who’s Bad? When Media Crowns the “Powerful”
In order to think critically when consuming media, one of the most important lessons to learn are the differences between power, influence, popularity and fame....