By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- Are you ready for the sequel!? Yes, it’s that time of the year when football fanatics everywhere are anticipating the big game. After a great regular season and an exciting playoff, the stage is set for Super Bowl XLVI. On February 5, 2012, the NFC Champions the New York Giants will go up against the AFC Champions the New England Patriots at the Lucas Oil Stadium i...

By: Dove --- From sub-conscious reasons behind fear of failure (or success), to piles of excuses for lack of follow-through, there is no doubt that we often sell ourselves short when it comes to realizing our goals. In fact, in recent studies researchers found that 88% of people fail to keep any of their New Year's resolutions. So what is the secret behind making this "your" year? As f...

By: Dove --- What's it like when you're in your 40's and mom lives with you - especially when mom is a world-famous comedian? There's a lot that Melissa Rivers can tell us about that as Season 2 of Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best debuts on WE TV on Tuesday, January 24, 2012! This time around, the mother-daughter team have decided to keep their reality show more in the "real", following ev...

By: Dove --- You may know raspy-voiced brunette Jill Hennessy best from her lead character in NBC's long-running series Crossing Jordan or from her stint in the '90s on Law & Order. With over 24 years in the game on screen and stage to her name, the Canadian-born talent has more than made her mark in Hollywood, and she is also a dedicated musician, mother and wife. 2012 may be "the ...

By: Dove --- Mona Scott-Young is a rare breed of business person who has not only blazed trails for female entrepreneurs, she has also helped to position some of today's biggest stars in the pop arena. After nearly two decades as co-owner and president of Violator Management, Mona stepped out on her own to launch Monami Entertainment, a management and marketing firm for music, film and l...

By: Dove and Shelby Earl --- Hailing from the Pacific Northwest myself, I knew that songstress Shelby Earl would have a challenge on her hands trying to narrow down a list of places to visit in Seattle, Washington. If you've ever heard me gush about the area, and prattle on about the wonderful food, live music and clean air, then I've probably told you that if you visit the city in August,...

By: Dove --- It's easy to say you have a positive attitude, but it's not always as easy to maintain an uplifting mindset every day. Over the past decade, singer Syleena Johnson has kept the wind in her sails on all levels, despite the wild tides of the music industry. Johnson was a breakout Adult Contemporary artist in 2001 with accolades from Billboard, and was nominated for awards from the...

By: Dove --- It's fantastic to create a list of "firsts" in your life, especially when it means making history. In Spring 2011, Chef Danielle Saunders became the first African American woman to win The Food Network's Chopped competition show [Season 7, Ep. 2], and followed up by taking home an even more challenging Grand Finale win in the Chopped Champions series this Fall. As the forme...

By: Dove --- How many times have you had a dynamic moment in life, and thought to yourself, "This should be a book?" Many of us probably consider writing a memoir or a novel at some point in our lives, and while the initial thought may be simple, it's the follow through that can trip us up. Author Lyah LeFlore is well versed in the focus it takes to persist in the writing field, and he...

By: Isha "Ice" Cole --- The crack epidemic in America erupted in the 1980’s, causing destruction in many of the nation’s big cities. Children were born from mothers addicted to the drug, fathers were in jail, and people were being killed. Under the The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the government implemented harsh penalties for suppliers of crack cocaine. African-Americans made up more tha...