This is sure to be the song heard 'round the world. In fact, the only thing missing from this touching dedication from Jay-Z to his newborn daughter Blue Ivy Carter is a hook from her mother. Jay opens up about his joy, the couple's past miscarriage, and Blue's conception on ...

It's always a good sign that things will be alright when the first song you hear upon waking up to a new year is one that you can literally choose as your theme song. That's me, right now, as the first post I saw on my Tumblr was a captivating ...

A few weeks ago, while tuned into one of my favorite podcasts, Blacking It Up, my friend Bassey Ikpi, former co-host, made a special appearance to promote a project that is near and dear to her heart. It's called The Siwe Project, named after a young lady named Siwe ...

Well, because of the length of the journey and my attempt to live in the moment and enjoy it all, some of the update posts will be short. Or quick reviews. Or a list, like this one, which describes five things I noticed while driving down south toward Edenton, North ...

It was now his turn to get up and speak, my dear friend, about his mother and her life. He stood shaking in front of a congregation full of family and friends that had gathered at the great Riverside Church in Harlem to pay their last respects to Evangeline Forbes ...

"I keep. . . moving forward, pressing onward, striving further. . ."-- "I Keep. . ." Jill Scott, Beautifully Human Dear Dad: I keep... telling myself that every day, every year without you should get easier... but it simply doesn't. And as much as I try to be strong, to move on, ...