The first American Filipino to be named principal dancer at ABT, Stella Abrera’s story is more than one of a great artist. It’s a story of dedication and courage.
When I interviewed her recently, she spoke of how a bad back and calf injury nearly ended her career.
But she never gave up.
Read it here on the NBCNews.com website
And check out my latest on the AALDEF blog.
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Jeremy Lin is probably happy to get out of LA and heading South. –to Charlotte.
I think he’ll have a breakthrough year, playing for the love of the game again.
He’s a cultural hero, but he’s also still a good NBA player. In Charlotte, he’ll get a chance.
Read my NBCnews.com piece on Jeremy here.
I also see my latest column here: www.aaldef.org/blog
GOP candidates will now no longer be able to utter the phrase “elephant in the room.”
Satirical sources say this is Obama telling Christie, there are no seats big enough currently in Air Force One to accommodate a Christie presidential victory.
But as Christie satirically said, “We’ll cross that bridge…”
Oops, another cliché his speechwriters will have to nix.
See my regular columns on the AALDEF.org website.
Did you see his phone call to the Jim Obergefell, lead plaintiff on the same-sex case? And then did you see him in Mother Emanuel singing, “Amazing Grace”?
President Obama was deftly in two different worlds that don’t always mix. Are we on a collision course?