Actress T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh will be inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 29, 2012 during the organization's 26th Annual Weekend Conference in Atlanta, GA. Other 2012 honorees include Floyd Gordon (Arts), Michael Straham (Athletics), John Funny (Business), Dr. Velma Speight-Buford, Rev. Dr. Shirley Ann Caesar, and Dr. Arthur E. Thomas (Lifetime Achievement). Past Entertainment inductees, include Leontyne Price, Roscoe Lee Browne, Nancy Wilson and Oprah Winfrey. "It is humbling" Keymáh says, "to be in such company."

Ten-time Grammy Award winning Queen of Funk Chaka Khan and Atlanta’s own Future have been added to the line-up of the 24th annual Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic halftime show to be themed “One Love. One Music. One Culture.” – as announced by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, a volunteer community organization focused on education, empowerment and enrichment in African-American youth that presents the game.