Marking its 10th year anniversary, the 2010 Black Entertainment Television (or Black Eeeeeeeevil Television if you are a fan of The Boondocks) Awards showed tremendous growth. This year's ceremony was hosted by triple threat Queen Latifah, which added a level of class that hasn't been seen on BET in a while.  There were no over the top comedy sketches or gimmicks. To me, subtle comedy during award ceremonies works best. I was fine with Queen Latifah's wardrobe changes that reflected the various acting roles. By scaling back on the rowdiness, BET was actually able to focus on the talent.

I think I was possibly the only person on the face of the earth that hadn't seen Lady Gaga's video for 'Telephone', so I decided that I was done being left out of the loop. After I finished watching it, I realized I hadn't seen any of her other videos either, even though I'm particularly fond of her music. Thus began the thirty minutes of my life I wish I had never wasted. I was disappointed, but not overly shocked by anything I saw, until I watched the video for 'Alejandro'. I'm not easily shocked or offended by any stretch of the imagination, but my mouth was wide open by the end.

So that’s how it ends. Ghana defeats the US 2-1 and in doing so knocks the US from the World Cup for the second time in a row. Just days ago, many Americans were caught in the wave of US soccer. The thrilling way the US continued to come back from overwhelming odds was a symbol of what America is all about. We persevere, we stand tall in the face of adversity, we never give up, and most of all we fight tooth and nail for what we believe in.

If you haven’t heard by now the US Soccer team is poised to make some noise in the World Cup. They’ve advanced to the knockout stage and, as with any single elimination tournament, anything can happen. While that is remarkable in itself, it’s the way in which they advanced which is the real story. It was like something out of a Hollywood blockbuster.

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