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Worried about the chemicals in beauty products, Kayuntae Ming created her own. She’s now offering everything from lip balms to bath bombs through her company, His N’ Hers Hair & Beauty Boutique. The products are all natural, made by her, in her paren...

There’s a tiny village in the Dominican Republic that doesn’t have a sewage system; its electricity is best described as intermittent. Muñoz also doesn’t have running water or paved streets, trash is rarely collected. It was an eye-opener for Michael...

Whenever artist Shakira DeRoza sees something with a butterfly on it, she has to buy it. Butterflies are a reminder of her late sister, Shakeya DeRoza, who was murdered in 2009. “She just loved butterflies,” the 30-year-old said. So earlier this mo...

Darnell Moore grew up in Camden, New Jersey, a place where neighbours often felt like family. There were cheerleading squads, sports teams and regular dance parties at his grandparents’ house. “I smiled a lot because of the people I grew up with,” th...

Lois Scott was determined to give her six children a good education. The problem was she and her husband Leslie couldn’t afford the private school they had in mind. Undaunted, she offered to clean it. “That was the only way we could keep our children...

With an open house sign at the gate, visitors often pop in at Chatmore’s new location unannounced. It is not unusual for them to find students tending the garden or lounging on beanbags in the midst of lessons. It is quickly obvious that it is not a...

Mariah Cordeiro vividly remembers the first time she was sexually harassed. She was 13, playing mini-golf with her family, when a man asked her to squat. After repeated requests, she gave in because she “was young and didn’t want confrontation”. “My ...

Kerry Magro is an author, movie consultant and motivational speaker, and has spoken in 100 different locations in the last year. When he was a child, his parents never imagined such a life for him as in early childhood he struggled to talk and he was...

Obstetricians Wendy Woods, Terry Lynn Emery and Emma Robinson have brought thousands of babies into the world. With 60 years of experience between them, they’re now working with their second generation of mothers. Dr Emery, 58, said: “I love it when...

The first time LaToya Bridgewater tried yoga, things didn’t go so well. Out of 15 people, there was only one other person of colour. She had a hard time connecting. “I just didn’t see myself reflected in the class,” Ms Bridgewater said. “I felt unco...