For one New Jersey mom, it has been a whirlwind year. Natasha S. Alford took a part-time sabbatical from her job as a journalist at TheGrio and went back to school for a master's degree. Aside from ...

“When I took my 3-year-old son Julian onstage to see my master’s hooding, I did not realize Dean Jamal would ask if he wanted to help hood me,” the mom said A recent graduation ceremony turned out to ...

Adorable 3-year-old helps mom with master’s hood at graduation ceremony When Natasha S. Alford took her 3-year-old son, Julian, onstage for her master’s hooding ceremony, she didn’t expect what ...

"That moment, when he hooded me on stage, was so emotional." For one New Jersey mom, it has been a whirlwind year. Natasha S. Alford took a part-time sabbatical from her job as a journalist at TheGrio ...