The official statement from the Carter-Knowles family was released with this heading: “Beyonce, Jay-Z And Solange Say They’ve ‘Worked Through’ Private Issues That Caused Elevator Fight.”…

Dear Deya, I have one simple question for you and your female audience: Do women really want to know what men think and how they…

“I hope that my presence on your screens and in the magazines may lead you, young girl, on a similar journey. That you will feel…

TJMS

As my heart skips a beat about all the drama coming my way now that Scandal is back and my girlfriend (in my head) Olivia…

Let’s face it, not everyone has a Valentine’s Day boo.  But regardless of your relationship status, that doesn’t mean you can’t feel good, right? You’re…

Lights, Camera, Action! But wait, how do I look? I don’t know anybody who wakes up camera ready, be they white, Hispanic, Asian, African American,…

Most women hate going to the gas station. I know that I do. For various reasons, we don’t want to stop and “fill ‘er up.”…

Dear Deya Direct: To be completely honest with you, I am not feeling this holiday season.  I’m single, in my 30’s and tired of spending…

Dear Deya Direct: My boyfriend of 10 months is an amazing man and the father of two.  I really love him and I think we…

Like many of you, I had the pleasure of seeing the movie “The Best Man Holiday”. It made me laugh, it made me cry and…

In the recent light of suicides or attempted suicides by celebrities like actor Lee Thompson Young, music executive Chris Lighty, Soul Train pioneer Don Cornelius,…

TJMS

Tom Joyner Morning Show producer Deya “Direct” Smith reflects on a time when she decided to “love someone to life” after witnessing discrimination against someone…