Rico The Opinionist

  When I read where former NBA player, turned head coach of the University of Memphis basketball team,   Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway ,  signed a five year extension deal of 12.25 million dollars to stay on as head coach of the University of Memphis  tiger basket ball team I was like, “Damn! That's ALL!?” Former tigers head basket ball coach,  John Calipari, damn near made that much in just one year as head coach of the tigers. This was coach Penny's first year as head coach of the, until recently, lackluster University of M emphis basketball team. In his first year as head coach, Coach Penny brought back life and excitement to the team. Most importantly, he brought back wins. To top it all off, Coach Penny recently sent two powerhouse players to the NBA.    When Penny initially signed on last year as the head coach, he reportedly accepted (in my opinion) an extremely low amount of money to resurrect a team that was on life support. He reportedly said it was because of the love

  I saw this picture of gospel singer, Smokie Norful, circulating on Face Book on some black men’s pages and I just had to stop to read some of the comments on some of those pages. Sadly, a lot of the comments about the image in the photo clearly came from of places of ignorance, false doctrines and even insecurity. Some even implied that there was something gay about the picture. There is absolutely nothing gay about a man who is a father accepting an emotional token and/or a physical expression of love and appreciation from his son regardless of how old the son is. He is still this man’s child. Clearly, Smokie’s teenage son loves his daddy very much. What I see is a dad who created a trusting, loving, secured and stable environment for his child to grow up in. It is apparent that his dad has been a nurturing father. When his son is officially grown and out of the house, that loving father and loving son bond will still be strong. Can't be mad at this.   As a Masters Level Soc