Is your ‘best friend’ toxic?

Being 50-plus has its advantages. Just think about the road you’ve traveled, and how many of life’s precious souvenirs you’ve scooped up along the...

Keeping up with the grands: Who is Blac Chyna?

We've all seen black china and some of us probably own a plate or two.  Yet, how many of us 50BOLDer’s are familiar with...

Not invited to the tree trimming party…R. Kelly

He creates music magic that makes you ‘step-in-the-name-of-love’ joyful but don’t get it twisted because Robert Sylvester Kelly aka R. Kelly’s personal life is...

A conversation with Donald Byrd III about his legendary dad

One of the most prolific hard-bop jazz trumpeters of our time, Donald Byrd was not only a gifted musician but a scholar as well....

When you realize you are no longer young…

Do you remember a time when growing old was something that happened to other people? Now, you suddenly find yourself living in some sort...

Good stuff: We love poetry

Poetry is salve for the soul, it is emptying without exhausting. 50BOLDers appreciate this release on words and here are two poems that we...