http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Todd+A.+Smith Entertainment Todd A. Smith Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1550445&ca=Entertainment Understanding the opposite sex has always been a difficult task. Honestly, understanding one’s self and what’s best for one's self is also difficult. Furthermore, understanding what to look for in the opposite sex and understanding how to spot the right mate has baffled men and women for centuries... Sports Todd A. Smith Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1550454&ca=Sports What is newsworthy about leaking an athlete’s low Wonderlic test scores? Reporters did it in 2006 with quarterback Vince Young and now history is repeating itself with defensive back Morris Claiborne from LSU. The Wonderlic is a test given by National Football League executives at the Draft Combine... Parenting Todd A. Smith Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=886757&ca=Parenting It has almost become commonplace. Mainstream media chooses to focus on deadbeat African American fathers, ignoring the many excellent fathers who simply do their job as a parent with little fanfare or recognition. However, in commemoration of Father’s Day, Regal Magazine presents its 2011 Fathers o... Sports Todd A. Smith Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=886761&ca=Sports “All the people that were rooting on me to fail, at the end of the day, they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. They have the same personal problems they had today. I’m going to continue to live the way I want to live and continue to do the thi... Entertainment Todd A. Smith Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=877950&ca=Entertainment Hate or it love it, Brad Pitt will still be on top, regardless of the box office numbers from his new The Tree of Life film. It is the type of movie that critics will love, and audiences will love not so much. Nevertheless, The Tree of Life film is timely and relevant because it deals with the phil... Society Todd A. Smith Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=865833&ca=Society We live in a society that is constantly encouraging African Americans to not remember history. We are told that the Civil Rights era is ancient history and rehashing that era will only divide Americans even further along racial lines. Films like the documentary “Freedom Riders,” based on those val... Politics Todd A. Smith Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=865845&ca=Politics Say it ain’t so Tom Joyner. Do you really believe Blacks should vote for President Barack Obama in 2012, simply because he is Black? I clearly understand Joyner’s reasoning for making the absurd comment, but someone who has been a champion for speaking out against racism in America should know that... Religion Todd A. Smith Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=855722&ca=Religion In the Bible (Matthew 24:36) Jesus states, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” Nevertheless, Minister Harold Camping, president of Family Radio, falsely predicted the rapture would occur on May 21. While Camping was wrong and reckless on many... Society Todd A. Smith Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1501594&ca=Society I was sitting in a ninth grade science class when the classroom discussion shifted to teenage marijuana use. One of my classmates, who happened to be White, stated that everyone at our high school had experimented with marijuana use in the past. When I said I hadn’t, he looked shocked. While I had... Society Todd A. Smith Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1501600&ca=Society Come on Black people. I mean, you are seriously upset at Mary J. Blige for singing a song endorsing a Burger King crispy chicken wrap and getting paid $2 million. Get real! The stereotype of Blacks and chicken goes back for generations. Supposedly, because White people said there was something wr...