Team Draft, a campaign to raise awareness to lung cancer prevention and research, was created by former NFL linebacker Chris Draft and the late Keasha Rutledge Draft.

For more than three decades, the phrase “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste” has become part of our cultural lexicon.  Each year, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) directly impacts the future of young African American students throughout the country.

There have been other films about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African-American aerial combat unit to serve in World War II, but never one as heavily promoted as “Red Tails.”

Please be our guest for an intimate evening with Atlanta’s Style-Makers during “Access Granted Signature Series: The Bold Visionaries of 2012”. 

In this first edition of Urban Lux in 2012, we have included numerous articles to help you begin your next chapter in life, along with examples of individuals who have already begun their next chapter.

We take a deep breath and begin the count down…10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.  In a blink of an eye a new year appears.  There is laughter, hugs, kisses and toasts. The party continues and life goes on.

Friday, December 9th marked the 21st Anniversary of the Captain Planet Foundation celebrating the works of individuals helping to save and sustain our environment.  The beautiful water dance of Beluga whales was an amazing backdrop at the Foundation’s annual benefit gala, which drew 700+ of the environmentally conscious elite of Atlanta to the Georgia Aquarium.

For the fourth consecutive year, Allstate is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by encouraging individuals to volunteer in their communities on MLK Day 2012 (Jan. 16) through its National “Give Back Day” program.

This past Sunday, the Frank Ski Kids Foundation held its 8th Annual Wine Tasting and Auction to raise funds for the organizations children whose lives are enriched each year by the phenomenal foundation.

  The weather is chilly, the leaves are falling and if you’re like me, I find myself wondering how the year passed so quickly. As Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner people are already out shopping for that perfect gift.