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Extraordinary people often possess extraordinary courage. I was reminded of this undeniable truth last weekend when my husband and I flew to the west coast to attend a special "Legends" weekend hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
Upon first meeting Detroit native, Linda Alexander, I paused for a moment to drink in her kindness, to understand her sense of selflessness and to appreciate her passion for being a change agent in the health care industry.
Pat and Gina Neely are the real deal, folks. They are as authentic in their everyday lives as they appear to be on the hit Food Network television show, Down Home with the Neelys.
One of R & B’s finest, Raheem DeVaughn, is taking us higher—with new music, tales of a game-changing journey to Johannesburg, South Africa, and a new commitment to youth through his non-profit organization, The LoveLife Foundation.
If we’re honest with ourselves,
we’ll admit that we’ve been watching and quietly cheering for this
confident, poised, influential actor for years because, well, there’s
just something about him. That something is actually several things.
It’s the class and style he exudes minus the bravado. It’s the fact
that he is a ...
What would you and your best
friend do if you were young, talented music producers with the whole
world in front of you? Why yes, you’d drop a bangin’ mixtape, make
some smart business decisions, create a groundswell and wait for
the industry to come calling. Allied Forces is an up and coming
music production ...
Isaiah Washington: Award-Winning
Actor, Father, Philanthropist and Author of A Man From Another Land
While fans, friends and Hollywood insiders alike have been waiting
for Isaiah Washington to once again bring his brand of charisma,
confidence and good looks to television in his next hit drama series
or to the big screen in his next film, ...
Ayala Donchin is one of the
finest chefs this side of Southern France. Try her red velvet cupcakes,
blueberry morning cake, garlic rosemary rack of lamb, shrimp scampi,
chili lime crab cakes, carrot cake sandwich cookies or fried chicken
and you’ll find yourself sitting outside of her kitchen before sunrise
the next morning praying that ...
We know her. We love her.
We relish in her on-screen success as if it were our own. We’re
proud of her many accomplishments as a seasoned actress, producer,
director, wife and mother. We stop dead in our tracks the moment
she lights up the big screen with such elegance and grace because
she makes ...
Writer’s Note: Want to know
how to achieve rock star status as an Emmy Award-winning journalist
while remaining incredibly humble and focused on being exceptional?
I turned the mic on entertainment reporter, Kelley L. Carter to
find out. This superstar is used to being the interviewer but this
time she is the subject who shares ...
Writer’s Note: Musician,
songwriter and producer, Kenny Allen, also known to his many, many
fans and friends in the United States as K’Alyn, is an extraordinary
talent living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia since 2005. Our Ethiopian
brothers and sisters are blessed to have such a talented musician
performing and creating music in their land. I ...
Writer’s Note: I really respect
and admire Cookie Johnson. As a businesswoman, mother, philanthropist,
wife of NBA legend turned businessman, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and
advocate for women in the fight against HIV & AIDS, Cookie is
creating a legacy and leaving her mark on this world. Many people
will tell you that life is all ...
Writer’s note: For the record,
I am a Big Ten fan. As a proud graduate of the University of Illinois,
I bleed orange and blue and my allegiance is with the Fighting Illini.
That said, the University of Michigan basketball team and the Fab
Five were a cultural phenomenon. They captured the hearts and attention...
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