Author Archive: Channing Sherman

My Modeling Debut

I guess this is what happens when you can’t get real models for a blood drive promo. This week I was featured on our home page. It was for a good cause but I wish I would have had a chance to get a haircut… and a nicer shirt… and some plastic surgery. Here’s hoping […]

The hottest spot at Dragon*Con? Club Lobby

While strolling through the Marriott Marquis Atlanta I stumbled upon a dance party orchestrated by the Adidas Hip Hop Stormtrooper. The music was good, the people were great, the party was jumping and the cover charge was nonexistent. You can ask for any more than that.

Photos: Black Geeks of Dragon*Con

I’m a geek so for me going Dragon*Con in Atlanta is almost a religious experience. This was my fourth year there and there was no shortage of things to do or people to see. As always, I was impressed with the number of ‘black geeks’ in attendance. Don’t get me wrong, there is no separation […]

Funkin’ Friday: Rock it, don’t stop it

Today’s jam takes us all the way back to 1982, when Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force dropped Planet Rock. Before he became known as “The Amen Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture”, Bambaataa was a member of Savage Seven (later called the Black Spades), a street gang in the south Bronx. He was born […]

Funkin’ Friday: Feel the funk

It’s Friday and for most of us, it’s been a long week. What better way to kick off the weekend than with some music? Starting today I plan on sharing some of my favorite songs with you. Hopefully that will help get you in the mood. If you are over the age of 25 you […]

A look back at NABJ 2012

Now that I’ve had a couple of weeks to digest everything that went down in New Orleans during The National Association of Black Journalists conference I figure this would be a good time to share a few highlights. Here’s a look at what went down during the panels a.k.a. the daylight hours. Wednesday The gods […]

Drink profile: Black Russian

It’s the weekend so why not head down to your favorite and try something new? Enjoy this drink responsibly. If this drink were a movie, it would be: The Bourne Identity The story: Most accounts agree the Black Russian first appeared during the early Cold War years in Brussels, Belgium, the same country that brought […]

Nelson Mandela, live and in technicolor

I’m normally not big on the whole celebrity birthday shout out thing but for this occasion I am making an exception. When I graduated from Southern University way back in 2000, Nelson Mandela was the speaker at our commencement ceremony. Many in attendance left there not just wanting to be successful people, they wanted to […]

If the NABJ convention were a university

Note: This is all in good fun, so if you are REALLY serious about your job and don’t like good-natured ribbing you should probably stop reading or at least accept my apologies in advance. National Association of Black Journalists convention is about fun and equality for all but I have to admit that I have […]

Possible side job: Professional reader

Maybe if this online content expert thing doesn't work out I can become a professional host. Or better yet, since this is an election year, maybe I can get a side job working the presidential debates.

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