Stella Foster - Foster began her career as a secretary for the venerable Sun-Times columnists Irv Kupcinet. 34 years later, with Kupcinet's passing, Foster was given her own column at the Sun-Times, recognizing the contributions she had played in keep Kup's Column alive and her own considerable talents as a writer. Foster had gained notoriety in her own right as a contributor to Sister 2 Sister, a magazine created and published by her sister Jamie Foster Brown. Foster's honors, for writing and civic leadership, include: the Irv Kupcinet Media Giant Award, “Promises Fulfilled Award” from South Central Community Services; the Torch for Journalism from Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, and the A. Philip Randolph Gentle Warrior Award, among others.