From 1978 - 1980, was one of six voting members of the Classifications
and Rating Administration (CARA) of the Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA). CARA is the body that provides ratings (e.g., G, PG, R)
for theatrical motion pictures in the United States. Her paternal
uncle, St.
Julian Dash was a tenor saxophonist with Erskine Hawkins'
band (1930s - 1950s) and also a composer.