Writing at Ebony.com, Michael Arceneaux implores readers not to give up on the media queen’s latest venture, which is struggling in the ratings. He argues that most networks take years to “find their groove” and wonders why we won’t give Winfrey’s the same opportunity to grow and improve: Oprah Winfrey has been quite candid about the…

In a piece for Salon, Michael Arceneaux asks why there aren’t any realistic African-American comedies featuring working-class families. He’s tired of seeing minorities depicted in the comfy confines of upper-middle-class life, when there are millions of other people of color who are not as fortunate: No matter how often the whitewashing of television gets noticed,…

Michael Arceneaux, a blogger at Ebony.com, makes an important observation about Willow Smith’s recent Twitter hijinks, saying that Will and Jada Smith need to intervene because the child pop star is displaying too much vulnerability online. In recent weeks, Willow Smith has seemingly learned a very important lesson about social media, and more importantly, the…

Rapper T.I. doesn’t always exercise the best judgment. Shocking, I know. Though that’s usually his issue, this time that flaw affects others. A reasonable point that he tried to make about the way many of us react to controversial comedy was lost over the flawed premise with which he chose to introduce it. In an…

President Obama should use whatever tool he has to help his re-election bid — including his very nonpolitical wife. But there’s something mildly irritating about the fact that Michelle Obama is perceived as his best political asset, yet in order to remain that way, she has to be seen as almost apolitical. Katherine Jellison, a…

Neither Beyoncé, her fans nor members of the press believe that she is preparing to give birth to R&B’s answer to Jesus. That’s why I’m a bit befuddled when her critics, particularly Francie Latour, who wrote this recent piece on The Root, suggest such a thing. That premise is as silly as it is mean-spirited.…