Best 20 holiday movies on Netflix

 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving   Home Alone 1-3   The Preacher’s Wife   This Christmas   Jingle All the Way   The Perfect Holiday   Last Holiday   National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation   A Charlie Brown Christmas   Bad Santa

Top 10 franchise movies

Harry Potter   Star Wars   Batman   James Bond   Shrek   Spider-Man   Pirates of the Caribbean   Twilight   Transformers   Lord of the Rings       Source – The Numbers

Best-selling books that became movies

1. Angels & Demons 2. The Da Vinci Code 3. The Hunger Games 4. Memoirs of A Geisha 5. The Secret Life of Bees 6. Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady   7. Cosmopolis 8. The Help 9.

Top sites to visit in Orlando

1. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium   2. CSI Exhibit   3. Revolution: The Off Road Experience   4. IFLY Orlando Indoor Skydiving   5. SeaWorld – Educational Tours   6. Screamin’ Gator Zip Line at Gatorland  

Top 10 black professional associations and their 2013 conventions

Black Data Processing Associates National Association of Black Accountants National Black MBA Association   National Sales Network American Association of Blacks in Energy Association of Black PsychologistsBlack Psychiatrists of America National Association of Black Journalists Black Caucus of the American

Top 5 black colleges that are state schools

Virginia State University Petersburg, Va. Year Founded: 1882 www.vsu.edu The school was the first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for African Americans in the United States. Norfolk State University grew out of Virginia State University, which accepted its

Top books to read this winter

Watch Your Money During the Holidays By Mark C. Klein A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball By Dwayne Wade My Year In Meals By Rachael Ray Healing After Loss Martha W. Hickman The Power By Rhonda

Best children’s museums in the US

The Children’s Museum, Boston, MA Center for Puppetry Arts Atlanta, GA Please Touch Children’s Museum Philadelphia, PA Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Children’s Museum of Phoenix National Museum of Play Rochester, NY Minnesota Children’s Museum, St. Paul  Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI

Top 10 Chicago churches and mosques

Trinity United Church of Christ Mosque Maryam: National Center for Nation of Isalm Saint Sabina Church Masjid Al-Faatir House of Hope Mosque Foundation Metropolitan Community Church Masjid Al-Islam Life Center Church of God  Downtown Islamic Center

Top 10 Chicago radio morning shows and hosts

The Steve Harvey Morning Show  (R&B / Old School) The Tom Joyner Morning Show (Soul) Rickey Smiley on Power 92  (Hip-Hop/Rap) Matt McGill on WVON (Talk/News Radio) Tony Sculfield & The Morning Riot (Hip Hop/R&B) J & Julian In the Morning (Pop) John Hannah Morning Show (Gospel)

10 ways to fight holiday depression

The holiday season is a time of year that many of us look forward to; when the weather cools, the leaves change into beautiful variations of red and orange and “The Best of Temptations Christmas” is playing on every radio

10 Chicago attractions tourists must see

Shedd Aquarium  Chicago Water Tower Salaam Restaurant Navy Pier  Willis Tower Museum of Science & Industry Muhammad University of Islam House of Blues Chef Luciano Cheesecake Factory 

Election night 2012: Who will speak for the poor and incarcerated?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but how many times did “the poor” or “lower class” populations come up during the presidential campaigns, and what does this mean for those who make up that population especially those who, inadvertently or consequently,

Election Day 2012: Young mothers speak

With few hours left in the presidential election, many of those in the inner-city complex as well as suburban areas feel strongly about their role in electing the right candidate. What is the common thread among both groups? It reaches