(FAMU) alumnus Travis Williams, growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and seeing how the poor were “abused by the criminal justice system” inspired the public defender to want to work to prevent injustices from occurring.

She won two awards in the music categories: outstanding song, for the “I Look To You” duet with R. Kelly

PBS announced it will launch the PBS Black Culture Connection, a digital storybook of Black films, history, trends and discussion that’s available throughout the year on PBS.org, on Feb. 1, 2013