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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...