“Despite my parents’ wishes, I married a homeless woman and was shocked back home a month later.” My parents wouldn’t let me forget that I was unmarried and thirty-four years old. They matched me with every decent-looking person they knew to get me married and beginning a family. Still, that was only one aspect of…

The rapper’s ex-girlfriend is now a wife and mother of two. During her ongoing court fight with the billionaire, her husband has stood firmly by her side. For years, P. Diddy, real name Sean Combs, and Cassie — born Casandra Ventura — have been the focus of media coverage tied to troubling reports of abuse….

Freepik A Turbulent Entrance Summer kicked off just like it always does in our home: the sun shining brightly, the joyful sounds of kids playing outside, and the air conditioner buzzing away, trying to keep up with the sweltering heat. Hi there! I’m Mona, a mom in my forties with two lively kids—Iris, who’s eight,…

On Nancy’s 18th birthday, her late mother sent her a letter telling her the shocking news that Stephen, her stepfather, was actually her real father. This realization opened the door to healing and a trip down memory lane for a father and daughter that changed their lives forever. Stephen, my husband, was my guardian when…

I froze when I saw the police car parked in front of our house. The flashing lights weren’t on, but my stomach clenched anyway. Then I spotted two officers standing in my yard. I gripped the doorknob, hesitant to step outside. My son, Isaiah, was in there. My husband wasn’t home. And we’re a Black…