MeryAnne Loum-Martin is the only black woman to own and operate a hotel in Morocco. Taking the French bar five years after law school, and having to find a creative way to use her unique experiences to analyze the law, Loum-Martin realized her talents could be used...

The day my first child was born, I was in another state. The evening my second child was born, I was at the hospital, but I was in the other room eating some really tasty soup. The afternoon my third child was born, I was right there and the first one to hold him. I...

As a boy, you're taught different things that help you become a man. Taught from those you idolize and can't do wrong in your eyes. As a child, I would happily be willing to share time over my grandmother's house. Lois is pretty much what I became to be: drink, smoke...

Monik Herron has always known she wanted to be a boss. And while selling bundles of hair seems to be the new "flat tummy tea," the hustle behind her Royal Bundles puts the product a step above the rest.Monik is a midwest girl who's from and currently lives in Chicago,...

If someone were to ask me how I would describe the perfect woman, I would say I want someone who is mentally and physically attractive. Mentally attractive enough to where we can hold conversations and talk the night away. And physically attractive enough to where we...

I've always been a little shy and reserved in my relationships. Yes I enjoy sex, but I guess I was just inexperienced and okay with that. My boyfriend, however, was not. I know he loved me because I didn't even give him any for like 4 months. After we were more...

My parents told me their other kids needed them more than I did. After all, I was a straight-A student, so I must've been perfectly happy, right? One would think that after losing my virginity at 12, my parents would question my self-esteem. But instead, I was told...

We've all played the blame game with ourselves. When a relationship ends, unless there's blatant evidence to support the other party's failure, we often look to ourselves as to why things didn't work out. I've been single for 8 years now, so I definitely used to put a...

You ever heard the phrase, "I'm glad I don't look like what I've been through?" Image consultant, life coach, author and speaker Chandi Rae is the epitome of those words. Chandi is the CEO & Founder of Edge Luxe Image Consulting, where she serves as an image...

Imagine not having your parents tuck you in, and not being able to decorate your room, not because you don’t have parents, but because you don’t have a bedroom. Or a home. Homelessness in America certainly isn't a new concept, but...

On Day 2 of our '12 Days of Christmas' series, Tammy, aka TJ works out with Nicole Peterson of the Legends Football League, and their coach for the day is former NFL player Melvin Bullitt.Tammy was ready to go from the moment she got there, and was doing training at...

On day 3 of our "12 Days of Christmas" series, Arah becomes a dentist!I had no idea there was a such thing as a 24-hour dental office, but they exist! So one evening after school, Arah put on her scrubs and assisted in doing a cleaning and an x-ray on a patient.Check...

On day 4 of our '12 Days of Christmas' series, Kihanna becomes a baker!In her entry, she said she wants to own her own bakery and call it 'Kihanna's Kouture Kakes.' 12 years old and already knows what she's going to name her business!Kihanna met the owner of the Cake...

My first day on air in Ohio was in Toledo, March 1, 2008. Three years later, I was homeless and sleeping in a motel. Or my car. My daddy said "you know you can come home and start over." Without hesitation, I told him "daddy I can't come home; I just got this new...