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Eye Candy of the Week: The Men of Summer

We all love a man who goes hard for what he wants and makes himself a major player in the game. We're checking out more than a handful of men who are doing just that in summer 2010. From sports stars like ESSENCE August Issue's "Man of Summer" Oguchi Onyewu and basketball game-changer LeBron James to music men like Usher -- whose "O.M.G." is the official summer anthem -- and Hollywood heartthrobs like "True Blood" actor Mehcad Brooks, whose Calvin Klein underwear billboards have been stopping traffic, here are the men that have been heating things up this season... Here's what you had to say: Mynjuan commented: "Oguchi, you are my dream man." D wrote: "Wow. [Dustin Brown] is absolutely gorgeous!" Mary Bell Goodson said: "[Idris Elba] is what a real woman would call a beautiful man indeed."

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By Bobbi Misick · Updated October 29, 2020

We all love a man who goes hard for what he wants and makes himself a major player in the game. We’re checking out more than a handful of men who are doing just that in summer 2010. From sports stars like ESSENCE August Issue’s “Man of Summer” Oguchi Onyewu and basketball game-changer LeBron James to music men like Usher — whose “O.M.G.” is the official summer anthem — and Hollywood heartthrobs like “True Blood” actor Mehcad Brooks, whose Calvin Klein underwear billboards have been stopping traffic, here are the men that have been heating things up this season…