These wonderful entertainers are coming together with a common bond — honoring Bessie Coleman, the world's first licensed African-American woman pilot.

Dayton is a great venue for these artists. It's a great tribute to Dr. Angelou and Ms. Winfrey's broad base public appeal.

Rehab is occurring all around us. However, there is a significant funding gap keeping the buildings from being financially viable for high capacity developers.

Children are going to learn about the wonderful contributions, the boldness and the attributes it takes for an individual to become a legend. In order for a student to be able to be academically successful, the basis of that is being able to read.

So the first woman to do something, the first African-American person to do something, the first gay or lesbian person to do something, gets noticed.

Being an African-American woman, I'd been faced with some ugly (racial) things in my life. When I went there, the home was so bright, and it was cheerful. It was amazing. The mother was 100-percent devoted, and the father, too, and the big church family. ... That was the true outreach that people imagine churches to be.