It started as soon as we came through the sliding doors of the airport in Accra, Ghana. While we waited for his father to link up with us, my son began to play with a bigger boy we had run into a few times after getting off the plane. When the bigger boy ventured further…
rePLAY: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill is back on tour this year celebrating the 20th anniversary of her solo debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Upon first hearing the news, I realized that I haven’t actually listened to the entire album once in the past 10 years. The thought of that alone caused me to feel anxiety. I…
The ESSENCE of Music…
Picture it: 1997, a summer’s night in New Orleans. I was 16 years old, and my best friend had scored free tickets to the Essence Festival. At the time, the festival was in its toddler stages, but it quickly became known as the music event of the summer in the city. That magical night ended…