I, for one, wouldn't mind a dog-pocalypse if it meant I could pet and lounge around with big, fluffy puppers all day. But for now, looking at dog pictures and memes through a screen will have to do.

Former child actor Brandon Hammond got his breakout role in 1997's Soul Food, directed by George Tillman Jr. Though a life-altering diagnosis forced him to retreat from the spotlight, one of the most ...