Jacque Reid talks to Danae Mines, the first woman to be featured in FDNY Calendar of Heroes. “I wanted to show representation of the 41 women that are on the squad. The guys were really excited and they wished me good look. They actually thought I was going to automatically get it,” Mines said. See […]
Jacque Reid talks to Apryl Michelle Brown, the double amputee who wanted to increase the size of her butt by getting illegal injections. She had no idea that it would come at the cost of losing her legs and arms. “In 2004 I was at a hair salon and met a lady…she used a bathroom […]
Jacque Reid talks to midwife Shafia Monroe, about Black women becoming Doula’s and midwives in order to reduce African American infant mortality rate. “A Doula provides emotional support for a pregnant mother and her family and a midwife is a clinical provider. She’s responsible for the physical health of the mother,” Monroe says. Click the […]
Jacque Reid talks to Judge Lauren Lake about the paternity drama surrounding Mathew Knowles and his two lawsuits surrounding the cases around a young boy and girl who are allegedly his kids. “This woman didn’t want this to be private. Public attention can heighten the situation, but you can request a paternity suit in private so I’m […]
Jacque Reid talks to 17-year-old, Nazeer Flemming, the Connecticut student that became the first black gay prom queen a his high school. “I didn’t expect to win. There are so many other prettier contestants than me. I wanted to show everybody that gender stereotypes shouldn’t limit us to what we want to do,” Flemming says. Click […]
Jacque Reid talks to Andy Thompson, the North Carolina Pastor that tweeted a controversial statement about “hoes”. Pastor Thompson also talks about the marriage advice he gives in his new book, ‘Handle With Care’. “I wasn’t surprised by the criticism of using “hoes”. This is not your grandmother’s church. We’re speaking the language of the people,” Thompson […]
Admist the controversial casting of Zendaya as ‘Aaliyah’ and Lifetime’s decision to continue to move forward with the biopic, despite her families disapproval, Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with a member of the family. Jomo Hankerson is the President of Blackground Records and is the Detroit native’s first cousin. He tells the TJMS why he […]
Jacque Reid talks to the daughter of Miriam Buckner, the 53-year-old New Orleans woman whose funeral made national headlines due to her body being propped up in her home, clutching a glass of beer and holding a cigarette. “I wanted to ease the families pain. She suffered throughout the entire thing. I didn’t want to […]
Jacque Reid talks to William Brawner the creator of ’25 to Life’, a documentary that tells story of man who shocks the community by disclosing his HIV status after womanizing in secrecy for decades. The Howard University graduate has admitted to sleeping with 15 women over five years. “I was in a large state of denial at […]
Jacque Reid talks to Breshan Shaw, the star of OWN’s ‘Love In The City’, about her struggle with breast cancer and her website, URAWarrior.com. Known as the ‘Facebook of support’, the social media site helps people deal with any kind of trouble in their life. “I realized that all of my friends that were coming to […]
Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with La Toya Jackson as she dishes on her new engagement and the second season of her OWN reality show, ‘Life With La Toya’. “My friend Cathy told me I need to go and get help for this. I wanted nothing to do with men. I thought they would […]
Jacque Reid talks to Podiatrist, Gerald Mauriello about the pro’s and con’s of wearing high heels. “Your body weight is being bared by the front of your foot, so it makes sense to have some pain,” Mauriello said. Dr. Mauriello offers a non-surgical procedure called the Stiletto Lift that would minimize the pain women would feel […]