I'll put money down that every Black girl has had them. Whether you were a big girl or young  when they were popular -- if you didn't have them, you definitely wanted them. The summertime shoe that got the name "Jellies" was probably one of the first fashion trends you ever followed. As soon as it was hot, you wasted no time stepping into that funny-looking plastic shoe, knowing that you were stylin' way more than the girl at summer camp with the plain ol' flip flops. Here's what you had to say: Zaneta commented via Facebook: "Jellies were my favorite. I had them in every color and I made them match with every outfit-dressy and casual." Diahann wrote via Facebook: "I had a blue pair. My sisters had white and yellow pair. The fads were crazy in the early 80s."

Depending on when you were born is how you know her. If you're under twenty-five, you probably most recognize her as Lisa Landry, adoptive mother of twin Tia, who was separated from her sister at birth on the hit series "Sister, Sister" in 1994. If you're a bit older, you remember her in the late '80s as the fresh and sassy Sandra Clark, on the neighborhood comedy, "227..."

"You know, maybe if I had the luxury of getting my ass whooped, I could be calm right now. But I have been drinking tequila shots, my hormones are raging out of control, I'm emotional, I'm horny, and I don't wanna hear about no goddamn peas!" Ha! What an unforgettable quote from Nia Long, as Jordan Armstrong, in 1999's film 'Best Man' starring Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Monica Calhoun, and Sanaa Lathan...

You had already mastered skipping rope solo, but jumping in a single rope had you and your two friends bored. And really, seeing all the older girls jumping Double Dutch made you want to be a "big girl" too. Little did you know that when you made up your mind to push yourself in those two white clotheslines flipping back and forth, the legendary game of Double Dutch would carry you through your most impressionable years and become the game that would bond you to many other young Black girls across the nation...

July 17 marks the anniversary of death of the incomparable singer, Ms. Billie Holiday. Few vocalists before or since have been able to spin such emotional depth through such a lovely yet fragile voice. Today we honor the Jazz great, adoring everything from her flawless eyebrows to the trademark flower in her hair. We might even brush up on her history since there are rumors of a Billie biopic floating around. Let's prepare, shall we?

When 28-year-old Serena Williams lifted up her Wimbledon trophy this past week, the spirit of a young woman from Harlem some 53 years earlier also graced the South London stadium that day. That kindred spirit being none other than Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1957...

Just in time for the Fourth, we give you the incomparable Earth, Wind & Fire for Flashback Friday! From "After the Love Is Gone" to "September," just upload EWF onto your iPod and your party is complete. Formed in Chicago in 1969 and founded by lead singer Maurice White, EWF has won six Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards and housed innumerable BBQ's. We formally give you permission to groove tonight.

If you ever listened to Janet Jackson, The Time, Yolanda Adams, Mary J. Blige or Chaka Khan, then you're probably already a fan of these two gentlemen. Products of Minnesota, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have plenty of Grammy awards and innumerable number one songs. From Janet's "Alright" to Mary J. Blige's "No More Drama," these two -- in their signature fedoras -- keep the hits coming, which is why during Black Music Month we celebrate the dynamic duo.

Few musicians can take credit for having influenced multiple genres of music the way Stevie Wonder can. Through countless albums, the boy wonder from Michigan interloped gospel sounds with soul and jazz giving singers everywhere a new language of love. Ask any artist today who influenced their songwriting and chances are Stevie Wonder will be in their top five.  Today we salute the genius, the songwriter, the humanitarian that is Stevie Wonder.