Emile Rolfs III, a Baton Rouge attorney, offers my favorite nickname story so far: "Due to a childhood bout with polio, I walk with the aid of aluminum crutches. "One day during my undergraduate years ...

Rickey Smiley is bringing his live show, "Rickey Smiley and Friends No Drama Comedy," to Longview, TX on August 30, followed by a music festival, "Day on the Green," on August 31.

Tavis Smiley is a successful TV interview host, radio broadcaster and author. On Friday, he showed he's also a powerful public speaker. With the cadences of a preacher and the passion of a crusader, ...