Black music is too big and too powerful not to have its own awards show.
The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I feel the time is now finally right to pass the torch.
I felt that it was my mission to see to it that black talent had an opportunity to get national television exposure.
I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough to try a musical instrument in school.
All I really wanted was to be a full-time disc jockey.
Who's more important than Diana Ross?
