Arise Rejoice News Service
As an effervescent and thoughtful teenager growing up in East Orange, New Jersey, Cheryl Smith rushed to the dance floor whenever a song by the soul icon James Brown was played.
Little did she know then, as she danced until she was exhausted, that one day not only would she meet and interview the Godfather of Soul, she would become one of America’s leading media personalities, celebrated and honored by those whose careers and lives she touched and enhanced.
Not unlike a lighthouse in a tumultuous storm, a writer, editor, professor, and publisher for four decades, has created and sustained an enduring legacy of perseverance, grace, excellence, and faith, according to those who have worked with her over the years…