star jones reynolds judge marilyn milian

August 2007
STAR JONES REYNOLDS
Volume 1 Issue 3
JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN
Women in Law
Moleska
Smith
Even in the 21st century, the footsteps of pioneer women lawyers and judges still seem large to fill.
Following the trails blazed by the likes of Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth
Bader Ginsberg, women in the field of law must now contend with the new generation of women
law professionals – the Television Judge. Thanks to the superstar status of law professionals like
judges Judy and Milian, and lawyers like Star Jones, the face of law has definitely been face-lifted,
if not etched from an altogether different, tougher, yet more versatile stone.
STAR JONES REYNOLDS
Ambition, compassion, and a sharp-as-a-tack sense of fashion
have carried Star Jones Reynolds a long way.
Starlet Marie Jones could not have imagined as a girl born out
of wedlock in North Carolina, and reared in the housing project of Trenton, NJ, the life she enjoys now, though she always
believed she was destined for greatness. Perhaps it was during
this time in her childhood that Star decided that people, her
surroundings, and her circumstances would define nor deter
her. For it was during this time that Star began seeking out
the finer things in life, taking an interest in higher cultural and
social pastimes as opera and ballet.
By the age of 29, after completing her undergraduate studies at American University and earning a law degree from the
University of Houston, Star had returned to her beloved New
York and had worked her way up to Senior Assistant District
Attorney. But again, Star would not be defined by this position
– as just a lawyer. She had already starated the next phase in
her quest for a brilliant life. She had begun moonlighting as a
legal commentator on Court TV, and was tapped for various
NBC programs soon thereafter.
Her timing couldn’t have been better. This was the early nineties, the era of law and order television. The Rodney Kings , O.
J. Simpson, and William Kennedy Smith trials made as big a
celebrity of the lawyers as the people they were prosecuting
or defending. Yet among the Clarks, Cochrans and Shapiros,
Jones - the go-to legal analyst for many of the high-profile
legal cases - stood out from the crowd. Forget her famed
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convictions she’d won as a District Attorney in New York, her
no-holds barred candor, tenacity, and unapologetic alwaysdressed-to-the-nines style lent her an air of instant fabulousness, perfect for television. These same qualities also attracted
the attention of respected journalist Barbara Walters during
her search for co-host of her new women-helmed daytime talk
show, The View.
Star is smart, not shy about expressing her opinion, and has
a knack for schmoozing celebrities, social and political figures alike. From her wigs to her infamous shoe collection,
the woman can dress. She has, pardon the pun, star quality.
Yet, during her almost 10 year run as a View co-host, Star still
hasn’t let this job define her. Instead, Star used her celebrity
status to promote the causes of all the charitable organizations
she’d become involved in. From The East Harlem School at Exodus House to Dress For Success, to Girl Inc and The HollyRod
Foundation for Help and Hope, Star does not simply write a
check and give lip-service about the importance of giving back;
she is a living example.
In spite of what many have thought to be her latest adversity,
Star continues to rise. After what she has called in the press
her “firing from The View”, Star took some time to reflect and
regroup and she has again landed on top. This fall, Star will
return to the roots she never really left behind (she till remains
a licensed attorney in the State of New York). Star will return
to Court TV not only as host of her own talk show centered
on legal issues in pop culture, but she will also serve as her
show’s executive editor.
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JUDGE MARILYN MILIAN
When Marilyn Milian began interning her junior year of college at the Dade County State Attorney’s Office, both she and
her mother knew she had found her calling. It was Milian’s
mother, who, recognizing that her daughter was beginning to
take after her more and more in the mouth department, told the
University of Miami undergrad then studying psychology, that
she was a better talker than listener. Twenty-five years later,
Milian’s mouth continues to break down doors and bring home
the bacon.
Known as the quick-witted, quick-tempered, no-nonsense,
tough, but fair judge of television’s The People’s Court, it’s
this on-screen personality that has carried her to new heights
off-screen too. It is not an act. Milian says she has always been
a to-the-point type of person. When most of her friends were
dancing on tables in their early twenties, she says, she was
already prosecuting cases as an Assistant States Attorney in
Florida.
Once she recognized and accepted her calling, life began moving at an accelerated pace for the New York born, Miami-raised
daughter of Cuban immigrants. Milian graduated summa cum
laude from the University of Miami and cum laude, earning her
law degree from Georgetown School of Law, all by the age of
23. By her 24th birthday, she had already been hand picked
by Janet Reno (yes, that Janet Reno; as in former President
Bill Clinton’s U. S. Attorney General, but at that time District
Attorney for Dade County) to serve as Assistant State Attorney for Dade County. She served in this position for ten years,
until being personally appointed judge, first by then-Governor
Lawton Chiles to the Miami County Court, then again in 1999
by Governor Jeb Bush to the Miami Circuit Court Criminal Division. But it was another personal recommendation and hand
picking out of left field that would change her carefully planned
and thought out life.
Thanks to a friend and fellow lawyer’s recommendation, because of, as the friend said, Milian’s wittier personality – and
bigger mouth! – Milian was hand--picked to helm the bench
of the long-running The People’s Court, in 2001. Following in
the huge footsteps of the famed and respected Judge Wapner
would be a big task in its self. Add to that, being the first Hispanic judge, the first female judge of The People’s Court, and
the youngest judge on television; any normal person would
panic. But Milian’s biggest fear? She was afraid the intellectual
side of being a circuit court judge would be missing, and she
worried how she would balance being a wife and self-described
soccer mom, with a job that is taped in New York City.
Yet she continues to add more to her plate, and handles it all
seemingly effortlessly and with style, grace, and her own brand
of wicked humor. She is actively involved in supporting Southern Florida’s Children’s Cancer Center’s Summer Camp. She
is well known (and constantly awarded) for dedication to the
Hispanic community, including her involvement with the Latino
Commission on AIDS. She is a strong voice against domestic
violence. From her commitment to serving justice, women,
and the Latino community, to her untiring professional and
personal drive, to, yes, her sharp wit and even sharper tongue,
Milian’s gavel bangs a beat we should all strive to follow.
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Are You Courageous Enough to
be Successful?
by Sanyika Calloway Boyce
Answer: Success is sweet but it comes
with a high price tag.
The average self-employed American’s
family has five times the net worth of the
average wage earner’s. The payoff for
being a trailblazer can be incredibly
rewarding. The only drawback – with high reward comes high
risk. One out of every 4 millionaires has filed bankruptcy at
least once.
Question: Are you willing to pay the price?
I believe that mastering your “money mindset” is the most
important asset that you can acquire, it is something that once
gotten – can never be taken from you.
If you’ve ever had a dream of becoming a top earning self-employed person, there are three things that you must be willing
to examine and address to achieve the level of success you
seek.
1. THOUGHTS – No matter how much money you acquire – it
will never be enough when your attention is focused on what is
lacking or scarce in ANY area of your life, your work, your family or your world.
Every time you catch yourself blaming, justifying or complaining, you are creating energy to bring you more of what you are
complaining about, instead of what you say you want.
Universal law states, “What you focus on expands.” Period. You
must be willing to focus on the opportunities, not the obstacles
in your life.
2. BELIEFS – In your heart of hearts, do you believe that you
can (and deserve to) live a lifestyle without having to work for
or rely on anyone else for money?
This is a HUGE factor in not just starting – but being able to
remain on the path to financial freedom and independence.
At the end of each day, write down one thing that went well
and one thing that didn’t. Determine what action is needed to
improve on what didn’t go well, and rejoice the thing that went
well. When you take the time to evaluate the things that you
need to work on as well as celebrating the things that you’re
proud of – you give yourself permission to fail forward and
course correct along the way.
3. ACTIONS – Are you truly committed (and willing) to taking necessary action toward creating wealth and claiming the
abundance that is yours?
It’s not good enough to wish for it. It doesn’t even matter if you
want it. You must be willing to work for it. If you are not fully,
totally, and truly committed to creating wealth, chances are
you won’t. Period
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I’ve been on the entrepreneurship path for ten years now, and
just a little over four years ago I left Corporate America for
good to make it on my own.
Since that time I have not only made more money per year than
I ever did as a sales executive with a major cable television
network, but I have also worked harder, longer and sacrificed
more than I did when I had the stability of a job.
Here’s what I know for sure, I wouldn’t trade the journey for
anything and now that I am officially “unemployable,” I have no
choice but to continue pursuing the path that I am on.
I am committed to doing what it takes to have financial independence, which is a totally different desire and reality than
the financial “security” that comes from having a job.
Success is sweet. But before you quit your job, you must decide – are you ready to invest your time, expend your energy
and give up your sense of financial security with no guarantee
of returns?
Successful people are.
Are you?
Before you answer that question, consider this interesting
reality- the moment you make the decision and then commit
to follow-up with the necessary actions, the universe will open
the pathway to support you in reaching your goal. It won’t be
easy, but it is as simple as deciding and then taking action on
what you believe in.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not encouraging you to be foolish or
make decisions that aren’t inline with your best interest just to
say you have courage – like multi-millionaire Martha Stewart
says in her book, “The Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Build or Manage a Business” I’m
suggesting that you “take risks, not chances.”
Only you can decide the next moves you’ll make, but whatever
step you take, don’t let fear of failure, the unknown or just
plain fear for fears sake hold you back from what you want.
Success is waiting. I hope you’ll have the courage to go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
Sanyika Calloway Boyce is an International Speaker, Topselling Author and Financial Fitness Coach who teaches individuals how to gain true financial freedom by mastering their
money mindset and changing their attitude about money.
Visit her online today at www.successbeyondmoney.com
INSPIRATION by: Rev Alberta Ware
How Are You Living Your Life?
It has been said that the majority of us
don’t live life to the fullest; that we’re
only skimming the surface of the possibilities that are constantly presented
to us.
Some tend to live as spectators going
through their daily routines watching
others. They observe those around
them actively engaged in pursuits that generate joy, provide
validation and are generally fulfilling. While assessing their
observations it never occurs to them that they, too could make
similar choices and reap the same benefits. When it is suggested that the spectator become a participant, the spectator refuses, believing “I could never do that”. “It looks quite
interesting, but it’s not me…”and that’s where the conversation
ends.
Then there are the imitators. Those who mimic the actions of
others because of deeply felt insecurities. There are different
types of imitators. One imitates as a part of the process of
learning how to do something or how to express him or her self
in a certain manner, and once they attain a level of expertise
they then put their own signature on the action. Their signature is something that is unique to them and moves the action
to a level of being theirs rather than an imitation of someone
else.
If you are not a spectator, nor an imitator, maybe you are a
full-time participator. You have a plan for your life and you
are deep into the process of its implementation. You not only
observe how your choices impact your life, but also how others
may be affected. Your committed participation in your own life
allows you to be fully present and an asset to the lives of others. Even though you are there for others, you don’t allow their
issues to overwhelm or take over your space or keep you from
full participation in your own life activities.
As we move through life we all have the choice to be observers,
imitators or full-time participants. We also have the option of
choosing to allow the Presence of God lead and direct us thus
insuring complete and wonderful success in every aspect of
our lives. God’s primary plan for our lives is that we express
His attributes, His qualities that are already implanted within
us. Our very breath is His breath of life, the idea in Divine Mind
of activity that functions as health, wholeness and energy all
very necessary for our full-time participation in life. He has
implanted within us authority and dominion. That dominion
is to be used for controlling our individual thoughts, feelings,
words, actions and reactions. Authority and dominion means
we simply have the ability to do, to accomplish, to produce
and to master our lives, not to control others. His attribute of
wisdom is represented by orderly knowledge and functions as
our intelligence, intuition and inspiration. His most powerful
attribute of love is expressed as universal oneness, a powerful adhesive that binds, attracts, cements, unifies, equalizes
and harmonizes everything that is good, that is God-like to our
lives. The act of consciously connecting to the attributes of
God that are within will insure that your complete participation
in the activities of your life will be a blessing both to you and to
the world
On the Road to Success:
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Man of the Month: Dr. Ian Smith
by Moleska Smith
With negative images of black men constantly permeating the nightly news and our newspapers, it
is refreshing to see an African-American male as a
positive role model, weekly. Dr. Ian Smith has become
one of America’s most recognizable African-American
physicians. Having appeared as a medical expert onVH1’s Celebrity Fit Club for several seasons, the Today
show, The View and BET’s Meet the Faith, Dr. Smith
has established himself as a nutrition and weight loss
guru. In addition to his television appearances, he has
authored and edited for Men’s Health Magazine, the
New York Daily News, Time and Newsweek. Covering all media, Dr. Smith hosts the national syndicated
radio show Health Watch on American Urban Radio
Networks.
Dr. Smith’s commitment to health, especially the
health of African Americans, is evident by his latest enterprise, “The 50 Million Pound Challenge.”
Dr. Smith recognizes that African Americans have
a genetic predisposition to diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. These ailments,
along with the over-weight epidemic effecting African
Americans, and Americans in general, have put black
people at risk to live shorter, more medically complicated lives than necessary so this year he is traveling the country from April to November to encourage
folks to take The Challenge and lose a collective 50
million pounds.
According to Dr. Smith, almost 80% of African-American women and 67% African-American men are overweight with African-American teens, between 12 – 19
years old following close behind with 20% being overweight and that number is rising. These teens are also
developing Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
He feels African Americans can live fit and healthy
lives given the right guidance and a plan.
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Dr. Smith believes that if African Americans except his
challenge and change their eating behavior and exercise, we all can live healthier and longer lives.
A native of Danbury, Connecticut now living in Manhattan, Dr. Smith started his journey down the path of
medicine when he earned an AB from Harvard College and a master’s degree in science education from
Columbia University. He later attended Dartmouth
Medical School before graduating from the University
of Chicago Pritzer School of Medicine.
Somehow finding time in his busy schedule, Dr. Smith
has authored fives books, The Fat Smash Diet, Extreme Fat Smash Diet, Dr. Ian Smith’s Guide to Medical Websites, The Take-Control Diet and his first
novel, The Blackbird Papers, a thriller.
Physician, television/radio personality, author, health
advocate, husband and father, Dr. Ian Smith is having
a positive impact on America’s health and the AfricanAmerican male image.
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You Are Powerful Beyond Measure . . .
by Marlene Cox
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest
fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It’s our Light, not
our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who
am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented or fabulous?” Actually,
who are you not to be? You are a child of GOD! Your playing
small does not serve the world! There is nothing enlightened
about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure
around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of GOD
that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. As
we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own
fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
1. Competence: Know your craft. Understand the nuances.
Embrace the corporate values. Always operate at your highest
ability. Your demonstrated competence is one of the elements
of credibility and influence.
Excerpted from “A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure . . .
Think about that for a minute. And so you say, “If I am so powerful, what would I fear?” More to the point, when you do not
understand how powerful you are, you will be fearful of everything. To our sisters fresh out of college and eagerly starting
their new careers, it would be to your benefit to meditate on
this idea.
3. Consistency: Is your work always at the same high level of
competency and efficiency, even on your ‘bad’ days? Are you
pleasant and approachable, even when you aren’t feeling well
or you’ve had a ‘fear’ attack (disappointment, anger, etc.)? Are
you the same person, no matter who you are with?
Fear will show up in your life, and show up often and in many
different forms – sometimes as doubt, sometimes as anxiety,
sometimes as insecurity, or envy or anger, or despair. Fear can
come with a lack of knowledge or understanding about a thing,
a person or a circumstance; or as an unwillingness to accept
differences in others. Fear, when we allow it to creep into our
mind, can become a subtle and destructive force. Fear can
paralyze your mind, weaken your resolve and chip away at your
confidence. We should be ever vigilante to master fear when
its icy fingers grip us in our gut. So, how do you deal with fear?
Study and show yourself worthy and approved. . .
As you work your way through corporate America or in your
own business, develop these attributes:
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2. Character: Integrity and honesty should be foundations on
which you stand each day. You should guard your integrity as
you guard your credit cards. Each day decide that you will work
harder to preserve your integrity than you would work on your
image. Make sure that the things you say and the things you do
match the way you live your life. Your character is one of the
elements of credibility and influence.
4. Connection: Connect with people in a caring and compassionate way. Everyone feels valued when you show interest in
them. Be quick to acknowledge others for their ideas and their
efforts. Show up – not just physically – but be mentally and
emotionally present when engaging with others. Say ‘Please’
and ‘Thank You’.
Hone your craft and strive for excellence. Always act with
integrity. Be consistent in the quality of your work and in your
interactions with others. Treat others with dignity and respect.
Your power is in your character and your credibility. As you
perfect these attributes, fear will become less and less of a
factor in your life.
The
Prosperity
Game
Several days ago, my staff and a few close friends, starting
playing “The Prosperity Game.” We decided to play the game
for thirty days and to record not only our purchases but also
our emotions and inner thoughts. The purpose of the game is
to expand your imagination and decrease your resistance to
the good the universe has prepared and is diligently trying to
deliver. However, because of resistance, it has been unable to
do so. I was extremely excited and actually thought I would be
able to sail through the game without any adverse thoughts.
But this was not the case.
The first day of the game, my emotions ran the gamut from
not having enough money to not knowing what to buy. When I
did make my purchases, I was concerned if I spent my money
wisely. While these emotions caught me by surprise, I was
abruptly made aware of areas in my life where my vibration did
not match my dreams.
Both Mathew (Mathew 7:7) and Luke (Luke 11:9) tell us that
what we ask for we receive, seek we find and when we knock it
will open. What is not clear are the required steps for asking,
seeking and knocking. During the course of our life, we often
ask for prosperity and receive lack, look for health and find illness. Frantically, we search for answers, any answer. We look
everywhere, but manage to overlook our thoughts, the culprit
of any dis-ease we experience. We tend to avoid our thoughts
because we want our life to change but we do not want to
change.
If we are to improve the quality of our demonstrations, we must
change our thoughts, our vibrations and our conversations.
Knowing this is not enough. After acknowledging the need
By Stephanie E. Wilson-Coleman
Author of Is Anybody Listening?
And Embracing Life’s Lessons
to change, we must start to demand of ourselves higher standards. Refuse to participate in conversations that are filled
with things you do not want to experience, e.g. sickness,
poverty, bad relationships, lack and limitations. Use your most
powerful tool, your thoughts, to create the good you deserve,
the good you crave. Talk about being financially independent,
refuse to gossip and more importantly attach only positive
statements things to your I AM.
The Prosperity Game reminded me that we ask, knock and
seek with our feelings, thoughts and words. Guard them with
care. Make a commitment to focus on situations, thoughts and
feelings that make you feel good. This is the key to success.
This is the key to fantastic manifestations.
Remember, life is too short to drink cheap champagne.
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Champagne and Beyond welcomes new writing staff:
JANIS KEARNEY, hails from Arkansas, served nearly six years as President Clinton’s diarist; author of “Conversations: William Jefferson Clinton, From Home to Harlem”. Contributing writer.
SANYIKA CALLOWAY BOYCE, Arkansas University, author of several books including “Crack Da Code: What every college
student needs to know about money, love and the Dream Job” Financial writer..
MARLENE COX, Human Relations Manager a major clothing chain in Charlotte North Carolina. Contributing writer.
JOANN FASTOFF BLACKMAN, Chicago, Illinois author of several books, including The Gordian Knot and The Pact. Contributing writer.
MOLESKA SMITH, Production/Advertising Manager in the Marketing Department for Shore Bank Chicago, Illinois. Contributing writer.
Congratulations
Kudos to Senator Mattie Hunter, 3rd Legislative District on her “Fourth Annual Health & Fitness Fair”and Marrice Coverson & The Institute for Positive Living on their “Off the Page”
Reading Festival held Saturday, August 4, 2007.
Both festivals combined to create a…
GOOD HEALTH + GOOD READ + GOOD FOOD = A BETTER YOU
City-Wide Fair
Attendees at the Fair were treated to free School Physicals, Health Screenings, AIDS Information, Jazzercise, Magicians, Tumblers, Poetry-Lyrics-Short Story Classes, Reading Games,
Fairy Tales and a chance to meet Famous Writers…..
PLUS much, much, much MORE!
The fair was held at the Illinois Institute of Technology and a FUN and EXCITING time was had
by all.
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From the Desk
of Midge Kimberly,
The Field of Law: A career choice that
has produced some of the most educated, talented, and intellectual women
of our time. Women who achieve and
beyond. Here’s to women in law!
Donna Bunch Coaxum, Esq., CPA
Donna Bunch Coaxum is not only an attorney and Certified
Public Accountant, she is an empowering motivational speaker,
author and trainer. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association and the California, Illinois
and Wisconsin State Bar Associations. Donna has spoken
to or trained groups on various topics, in both a professional
and personal capacity, including the following: Kraft Foods,
Oscar Mayer, McDonald’s, OSI Industries, Inc., elementary
and high schools in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and California, the American Bar Association, Wheaton Christian Center
Church, Chicago Chamber of Commerce high school program,
Junior Achievement, and many more. She is also a contributing author to the following books: 1) Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters: Words of Wisdom From Multicultural Women Attorneys
Who’ve Been There and Done That, published by the American Bar Association; and 2) The Corporate Legal Compliance
Handbook, published by Aspen Publishers. Her newly released
work is entitled The Mommy Tracker…(and Daddy’s too)! A
kit designed to help busy moms and dads stay on top of those
important medical, dental, educational and other things concerning their children.
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When Woon-Wah Siu started practicing law in Bell, Boyd &
Lloyd, there were few minority lawyers in the firm to bond with
or to mentor her. She turned to the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms for support, and showed up at its
events. Now she is Chair of the organization, whose members
include all the large Chicago firms and which offers programs
designed to help lawyers of color succeed and lead. Her early
experience of often being the only minority in a room full of
people made her determined to help other lawyers of color to
overcome the feeling of isolation and to advance professionally. In addition to advocating for increased diversity through
her firm’s Diversity Committee and minority bar associations,
she meets with law students and college students in groups
and individually to offer advice and support. Her work on
behalf of minorities extends beyond the legal profession. She
is President of Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater
Chicago (OCA Chicago), a non-partisan advocacy group, and
is active with other Asian American community organizations. Last year, she led the community’s protest against Mike
North’s “Chinaman” comment, which resulted in an on-air apology by North, and worked with other Asian American leaders
in defeating attempts to name the school field of a local high
school with a diverse student population after North.
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The process is complete.
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has become
news about champion achievers of our time.
Women who achieve and beyond.
Celebrating women at the pinnacle of their
careers who are inspired to help other women.
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