The death of Don Cornelius was major news. His impact was powerful, with multiple dimensions. I wonder if Cornelius, himself, realized his place on the American scene. Without a doubt he took Black music mainstream. He gave contemporary artists a TV platform that was little to non-existing. Every now and then you saw James Brown [...]

JACOBY DICKENS was the Chairman of Seaway Bank serving the South Side of Chicago.  Mr. Dickens lived from 1913 – 2013.  Upon retirement he moved to Fisherman Island in Florida with his wife Veranda and lived marvelous life mixed with leisure and business. He was memorialized Saturday, April 20 appropriately at the Emil and Pat Jones [...]

Whitney Houston’s voice was one of the most beautiful ever.  She emoted with a rare pureness; any love song was hers. Her voice was stellar as it lingered. Her performance of a love song made you stand still and perhaps even shed a tear. She had the “WOW” factor. She was rooted in the church [...]

Roger Ebert was a prince of a guy.  He was absolutely delightful and insightful. A brilliant writer and beautiful soul was he. He literally took movie review and made it unto itself an art form.  He took it to a new height, absolutely another level.  His thumbs up was legendary and made or broke a [...]