Christal Jordan, Author at Rolling Out

OWN’s hit dating reality series, “Ready to Love,” continues to give audiences a real time reflection of their dating experiences. The latest episode challenged the cast to be more vulnerable in hopes of ruling out potential matches completely or seeing if there is an opportunity to move forward. The singles were also encouraged to be…

While the world slows down as 2020 draws to a close, Cynthia Bailey is ending the year with a bang. The successful supermodel, entrepreneur and reality TV star recently inked a deal with Seagram’s, pulled off a fabulous wedding ceremony during the pandemic and celebrated the return of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Bailey…

Releasing the past is the only way to truly embrace the possibility of new love. OWN’s hit dating reality series, “Ready to Love” has become a cult favorite because it showcases today’s dating issues in real time. Author and relationship coach Michelle Hannah believes many singles haven’t dealt with their last relationship before starting a…

Eva Marcille sashayed into our hearts in 2004 as a contestant on the third cycle of Tyra Banks’ wildly popular show, “America’s Next Top Model.” Marcille was a fan favorite the entire season, but her outspokenness caused some drama on the show before she eventually walked away with the title. Determined to be more than…

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee (Photo by Derrel Johnson of Steed Media Service)

The trailer for Spike Lee‘s new film, ‘AMERICAN SKIN’ was released this week. The film is written, directed by, and stars Nate Parker (Birth of a Nation). Spike Lee is an executive producer. Omari Hardwick, Vanessa Bell Calloway, and Shane Paul McGhie also star.

Sacha Stewart knew she had a flair for fashion, but she didn’t realize it was her purpose. Stewart’s mother was a fashion designer, so she grew up watching beautiful pieces being created and presented to clients. During her teenage years, it was obvious to friends and family that Stewart had a gift for merging creativity…

Media personality Kim Ford’s new book, It’s Never Too Late, is a personal testament to overcoming the trials life delivers and finding your second wind after adversity. Ford believes the lessons she’s learned were for the purpose of encouraging others. What motivated you to write this book? I wrote the book because I see too…

Sweet potato pie is the official complement for Thanksgiving meals in most African American homes, so it made perfect sense for “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson to have perfected the age-old dessert. “I grew up eating sweet potato pie at every holiday — Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s. Sometimes my family would just bake it on a Sunday,”…

Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland are two of the many cult fairy tales that excluded children of color. During this age of reboots, actors David Oyelowo and Angelina Jolie teamed up with director Brenda Chapman and writer Marissa Kate Goodhill to retell both of those stories with the fantasy-driven family film Come Away. Unlike…

Dina Marto and Courtney Rhodes have benefited from lucrative careers in the entertainment space. Marto has worked in music management, orchestrating the careers of talents like Rick Ross, T.I., and Polow da Don, while being mentored by industry legend L.A. Reid. Rhodes has worked with multimillion-dollar businesses to get their marketing messages seen, heard and…

OWN’s hit dating series, “Ready to Love,” returns for its third season on Oct. 23, 2020, and audiences couldn’t be more ready. This season, the dating pool has shifted from Atlanta, GA to Houston, TX, with the hopes of finding three couples out of twenty single Black professionals. Host Nephew Tommy, born Thomas Miles, believes…

Lefty guitarist Malina Moye has been described as explosive. The singer-songwriter and musician has rocked out with the best of them and on the biggest stages around the world and says music makes her feel limitless. Moye’s father gave her with a right-handed guitar at age 9 and being left-handed, she immediately flipped it upside…

Jesseca Dupart is the walking definition of a boss. Besides leading a multimillion-dollar beauty empire, Dupart is balancing being in a loving relationship with rap star Da Brat and giving back to her hometown, New Orleans. Dupart was a hairdresser for 20 years before she took a chance on creating hair products. Armed with a personality…

Raheem DeVaughn has earned the moniker of “Love King” honestly. The R&B crooner has dedicated his career to consistently creating music that celebrates the Black community and Black women in particular. While that decision has not always garnered the accolades that reward other content, DeVaughn has never created music for anything other than love. His…

From the infamous quote, “Well behaved women seldom make history,” by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, comes PBS’ female empowered art-infused history docuseries, “Unladylike 2020.” The series has received critical acclaim after launching in March 2020 during Women’s History Month. The 26 episode series will wrap on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with a perfectly-timed finale highlighting Charlotta Spears…

Jemele Hill and Cari Champion are two of the most prolific voices in media today. Besides being veteran journalists and boasting stellar careers at ESPN, the self-proclaimed BFFs have consistently refused to mute their voices when the conversation around sports spilled over into racial equality and politics. Currently, the besties are co-hosting an all-new late-night…

There are few things the average man takes as much pride in as his woman and his car. Hoping to connect with car lovers everywhere, Vice TV is tapping in on the underground culture called, “donk racing,” where men take more pride in their candy-painted rides and outrageous rims than one would think is imaginable.…

Romeo Miller and Jazz Anderson are two of five co-hosts of Fox Soul’s newest millennial-driven talk series, “The Mix.” Tameka “Tiny” Harris serves as executive producer of the Generation Z-inspired talk show, which tackles current topics from a youthful perspective with no boundaries. Miller and Anderson are joined by Harris’ daughter Zonnique and internet sensations…

The Humbl Hustlr Foundation awarded three Black male high school students with nearly $2K in scholarship dollars during the 2020 Hustl Print Summer Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition and Vince City community cleanup, which was held at the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The event was sponsored by community-based corporations including Dunkin’ Donuts, State Farm, Atlantic…

Destiny Payton-Williams is the newest addition to OWN’s marriage-based reality series, “Love & Marriage: Huntsville.” In the current second season, the show focuses on three affluent couples all going through various struggles and stages of Black love. As a newlywed with a brand new baby, Payton-Williams believes the original couples have given her enough examples…