Fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the womb. Causing severe pain and infertility problems, African-American women are three times more likely to get it. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with PaSean Wilson-Ashley about her film called The F-Word, a documentary about fibroids in Black women. “I guess around 14 years ago the first doctor that I went […]
On the heels of Tristan Thompson‘s sex scandal, his girlfriend Khole Kardashian gave birth to their daughter. Now there are rumors that a complicated custody battle can ensue. However, if the two aren’t married, many wonder how it will play out in court. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Demetria Graves and Merissa Grayson, founding partners […]
When acts of violence are committed against someone the hope is that justice will be served. But what happens when the justice system fails you after being shot and left to die. Diona Clark was shot twice in the chest by her ex-boyfriend and left for dead. 13 years later her ex-boyfriend is going on trial not for attempted murder charges, […]
Black women are usually the last people to take care of themselves between having to take care of family and work. Self-care is important for a long and healthy life. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with actress and now certified wellness expert Troy Byer about what Black women can do for better self-care. “Believe it or not the […]
African-American women are three times as likely to die from complications of childbirth with the death of Black infants double that of white infants. Research says that midwives can help decrease that number for African-American women. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka a midwife and maternal health advocate to find out just how it can […]
Life behind bars is no joke. It’s hard enough having to serve a short or indefinite sentence. However, living behind bars pregnant at the age of 26 for protecting your family without killing anyone, that raises an entirely new argument on the double standard of law against Black people in America. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her […]
When you hear beauty pageant, the first thing that may come to mind is pretty women, catwalk, talents and world peace. However, when you hear Ms. Black USA Beauty Pageant , you should think intelligent, beautiful strong women who are killing the game. Ms. Black USA Daphne Lee is proud of this pageant and the […]
What’s sweeter than Girl Scout cookies? A little girl and her father singing about it to their own remix of Redbone by Donald Glover. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Charity Joy and dad Seymore Harrison about their viral Girl Scout cookie remix video. Jacque could hardly contain herself as she asked little Charity if she knew just how famous […]
To Black women, their hair means a lot. Whether it’s the process of getting it done, to protecting it from weather or just trying to look good without a bad hair day, hair is an important part of who a Black woman is. Jacque Reid’s guest, Dawniel Winningham a motivational speaker and internet sensation, lost her […]
A few stories back Jacque Reid went Inside Her Story with Dimitri and Ashley Snowden a Black couple featured on the TLC show Seeking Sister Wife. We last left off with them in search of another wife for their team and now there’s an update. “The season has ended so we ended with you know […]
“If you have a mother, please kiss her,” is what Deborah Gregory ask. Author of the book series Cheetah Girls and Essence writer has been on the hunt to find out who her birth mother was. At the age of three Gregory was dropped at a foster home with little to no memory of her mother and the family she […]
We’ve always learned about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad that she created to help slaves escape to freedom. We know the significance of that route but do we actually know the way? Girl Trek co-founders Vanessa Garrison and T.Morgan Dixon and a group of supporters are walking the first 100 miles of Harriet Tubman’s Underground […]
