COLUMBUS OHIO -- Lee has been in the news lately with his latest film, the self-financed; low-budget “Red Hook Summer,” which recently played the world-famous Sundance Film Festival. The controversial drama is about an Atlanta boy who is sent to spend the summer with his preacher grandfather in Brooklyn, N.Y.Like all of Lee’s work, the movie explores themes of race, class and other provocative subjects.

Editor’s Note: Fresh off a stunning performance opening for Kem at the Ohio Theater and the release of her debut CD ‘Sarah’s Girl,” Stacey Richardson Crawford, after the release of the film “Red Tails,” took time to share with CP2 the following story about her dad Tuskegee Airman Roy S. Richardson.

Just days away from the New Year, here are a few things we'd like to put into perspective for those of you who do the resolution thing. Consider what you personally and we as a community could change to make 2012 Our Year! See something we missed? Feel free to add your own More or Less comment...

The Harlem Globetrotters have a long and celebrated history. Eighty-five years ago in Chicago, a 24-year-old businessman named Abe Saperstein formed a small basketball team called the Savoy Big Five. He was just trying to promote the now-legendary Savoy Ballroom, but in just a few years the team had played more than 1,000 games around the country and became the Harlem Globetrotters.

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration honoring African-American heritage and culture, observed from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 each year. It features activities such as lighting a candle holder with seven candles and culminates in a feast and gift giving. It was created by African studies professor and activist Dr. Maulana Karenga and was first celebrated in 1966.

Butler is currently working on a new gospel album titled “Grace and Mercy.” While he enjoys the acclaim he has received in the United States since his first big solo hit, “Lies,” in 1988, he maintains his South African roots. Butler said there are a number of up-and-coming South African artists who have the potential to carry on his musical legacy and make their own mark on the world.