Ebony‘s Michael Arceneaux says that claiming to be able to “sense” homosexuality is a losing game. … It’s especially worrisome when people — particularly straight ones — go on and on about their “gaydar” and its success rate. Now some new study is only going to embolden the self-professed gay spotters of the world. Super.…

Chris Brown, Drake and others have taunted the singer over her alleged sexual escapades. Michael Arceneaux explains in a piece for Ebony why they need to stop. Meanwhile, as for everyone else so fixated on this notion that there’s a problem with the way Rihanna carries herself and brought this attention on herself: grow up.…

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…