The cheese plate: confessions of a snob

I’ve heard tell there are people who use the microwave and canned salsa to make queso, who prefer Kraft singles for their grilled cheese,...

The Reluctant Fashionista goes in search of natural hair

How do you spell f-r-e-e-d-o-m? N-a-t-u-r-a-l h-a-i-r!  More and more sisters are kicking perms, weaves, and wigs to the curb to embrace their naturally textured...

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimers?

Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters...

We love…poetry by Freida Jones

Instructions for Maintaining a State of Becoming (Inspired by the words of Charles McPherson, saxophonist)   Immerse yourself in the original Nile. Choose a tender reed; let ancestry run...

Part II: Motown’s Queen Martha Reeves heats it up with 50BOLD

Here is part II of the recent conversation 50BOLD had with Her Majesty Motown’s Queen, Martha Reeves. 50BOLD: When you were on the road can you talk about...