Chicago native Xxtra, son of a fireman and health inspector, and the youngest of five, started performing for the purpose of family entertainment at the age of five and moved on to begin his professional career at 13. His first claim to fame was alongside Oprah Winfrey in the made-for-TV film, There Are No Children [...]

The outpouring of celebration over the life of the late Don Cornelius has been as remarkable as the legendary TV show he created, Soul Train, which in its time, was the hippest place in the world to be. Non-stop tributes have occurred since Cornelius’s untimely passing on the morning of February 1, including spontaneous Soul [...]

Aquarius (January 20-February 19): For some reason or other, your timing may be a bit off right now. It seems to be a matter of being a little too late with too little. You are being too impulsive and can easily go in the wrong direction. Personal affairs seem to go wrong now and cause [...]

In April, civil rights activist Dorothy Height passed away, and many mourned the loss of the pioneering activist, but also pondered the legacy that she and her contemporaries had left in their wake. In light of Ms. Height’s sizable achievements, many have questioned whether the current generation has abandoned the goals and concerns of the [...]