Tony Roberts is one of the genius comedians bringing his talents to the stage on the new series, Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus. DETAILS: He’s Done It Again! Russell Simmons Presents The Ruckus After an explosive premiere last week, we caught up with Tony to chop it up about the show, and how he turns […]
16-year-old Sladjana Vidovic’s last note told of her daily harrassment at Mentor High School. Students took time out of their days to bully her about her accent, throw food at her, and nicknamed her ‘Slutty Jana.’A boy pushed her down the stairs. A girl slapped her in the face with a water bottle. Classmates would call […]
Dear Grinders, They say, “It’s not always what you know, but who you know.” While that is a valid point, whoever coined this phrase left out an essential part: You have to pay your dues. Meaning, one has to make sacrifices and prove themselves to the game, whatever that game may be. In my case, […]
Today I had the pleasure of talking to my great friend and mentor Terry Lewis. Seriously, almost everything that comes out of his mouth sounds like it should be in a song, poem, or book. Such an insightful individual. Anyway, after going over a bit of business he began to remind me about the importance […]
I first met Bernard Ward, when I was directing a documentary about his long time friend, Demetrius ‘Hook’ Mitchell. Hook was a streetball legend and Bernard was known for his skills in his own right. When I went to Bernard’s home for the first initial interview, a young man emerged from a back bedroom, who […]
I first met Bernard Ward, when I was directing a documentary about his long time friend, Demetrius ‘Hook’ Mitchell. Hook was a streetball legend and Bernard was known for his skills in his own right. When I went to Bernard’s home for the first initial interview, a young man emerged from a back bedroom, who […]
I recently had the chance to sit down and chop it up with a long time friend of mine, Baron Davis, of the Los Angeles Clippers. Baron and I went to UCLA together back in the 90’s and I always had a tremendous amount of respect for the committment he has towards his community. I […]
I recently had the chance to sit down and chop it up with a long time friend of mine, Baron Davis, of the Los Angeles Clippers. Baron and I went to UCLA together back in the 90’s and I always had a tremendous amount of respect for the committment he has towards his community. I […]
Some years back there was a young, ambitious, tenacious young man who wanted to rule the world. This young man and I grew up in the same town. I was slightly older by a couple of years but I had already begun to realize my dreams. This young man reminded me a lot of myself. […]
I mentor tons of people. Young, old, woman, man because I feel like we all have a duty to give back to our world. Nothing is greater than the power of influence. I listen, share my thoughts, and give advice to the best of my ability to my mentees. I’ve been through alot and have […]
I mentor tons of people. Young, old, woman, man because I feel like we all have a duty to give back to our world. Nothing is greater than the power of influence. I listen, share my thoughts, and give advice to the best of my ability to my mentees. I’ve been through alot and have […]
If you ask my parents they would say I was a perfect child, a model child, because I did everything that was asked of me. I got great grades, I was a great athlete, I was a student leader, the police were never called, there were never any major scandals on our cul-de-sac…but what was […]
