Today marks the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his 'Dream' of all of us co-exisiting in society as equals and as one. It's important for me to help instill dreams and goals for my children, so they grow up knowing that with hard work and determination, anything can be in their reach.

Amy continues to live through her memory and her music, and Amy's tribute album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, debuted last week. It features the single and video to 'Our Day Will Come', a melodic odyssey of Amy's jazzy and distinct vocals backed by a soulful band.

Created by artist Xavier Roberts (who later licensed the doll to Coleco), the Cabbage Patch Kid doll was first sold in Cleveland, Georgia at Babyland General, a faux but realistic looking hospital in which the dolls were actually born, and showed being delivered by a "doctor" from out of a cabbage.

The first time I saw Natalie Wood in a film, I was a junior in high school, and we were forced to watch West Side Story in drama class. She was simply stunning, her beauty almost looked too massive to be seen on the less than stellar school TV on rollers.

Directed by iconic film director Spike Lee, this State Farm commercial captures so much and is a fitting tribute to first responders who risked their lives on 9/11.

This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. On that day, over 3,000 people lost their lives during four targeted attacks on U.S. Soil---

When legendary actress and songstress Lena Horne passed away last year, I was overcome with sadness. My grandmother was a big fan of hers and I grew up listening to her records and watching her in movies like Stormy Weather and The Whiz.

Hotmail was cool because it was free and I didn't have to be one of the cool kids with a computer or dial up to have it, and I remember giving it to everyone and checking often to see if I had any messages.

Filmmaker Keith Beauchamp is a man on a mission to help families close a chapter in their lives as he works with the FBI's Civil Rights Unit to dig up information and sources that can lead to information to find suspects.

Today is a day of remembrance for civil rights activist and humanitarian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If he were still alive today, he would've celebrated his eighty-second birthday on January 15th.

Dorothy Dandridge was a woman before her time. Though her life was cut tragically short, her legacy and impact has been felt by millions of women who have adopted her grace, style, and swag.

I can still see her glowing smile and her eager eyes and she glanced at us on the platform at St. Louis Union Station. It was the summer of 2004 and myself, along with about 150 volunteers were handpicked by local Kerry/Edwards campaigners to represent our city and meet Senators ...

One of the things I was looking forward to most about this past weekend's 'The Traveling Chicks' excursion in Chicago was an opportunity to have a personal tour of the Chicago State Street Macy's location. As a lover of both shopping and history, I have heard such wonderful things about ...

I don't know if I could say something that hasn't already been said about Hurricane Katrina. 5 years ago today, we all woke up to the devastating news that New Orleans was under siege because of a levee breach which caused catastrophic flooding in most parts of the city. Hundreds ...

During my elementary and junior high school years, there were three series of books that I read with reckless abandon: 'The Babysitter's Club', 'The Canaby Hall Girls', and 'Sweet Valley High'. This was of course years before the Harry Potter and Twilight books hit the masses. These books were quick ...