I think, right now, we need women models who are self-declared. ‘Don’t tell me who I am, don’t put me in a box, don’t limit what I can do.’” Kaufman’s latest work is experimental in nature, and begins ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE CROWN (FEAT. TROMBONE SHORTY)") LEDISI: (Singing) All I am, He gave to me. There's a crown I wear like royalty. MARTIN: And she's here with us to tell us more. Ledisi ...

“A song is a song; as long as I am singing on it ... wouldn’t necessarily get to hear, and it allows me to be more intimate and to tell stories. These shows are like story time with me ...