Personal Development

Milwaukee may once have been known as the beer capital of the world, but Muhammad Mahdi is on a mission to put the city on the map for a simpler form of refreshment—water. The former teacher and nurse’s BKlear water that comes in aluminum bottles aims to improve health and...

One of the best things about the career I have enjoyed at BET has been getting to see the lives of successful people up close. While these history makers have come from different backgrounds and excelled in different areas, they have shared a common trait that sets them apart...

As a top marketing strategist, Sheri Riley consulted with some of the biggest businesses around—BET, Coca-Cola, Converse, the NBA and Warner Media among them. As often as not, business conversations would turn to the personal challenge of balancing success at work with family life. She would share an insight from...

After many years in the fashion industry, Pegan Melvin knows that style is very individual; what looks good on one person may not work so well for another. She feels the same way when it comes to sharing her experiences as a single mom. While she has established a successful...

A big-city family trades life in an upscale Harlem brownstone for a nearly 200-year-old fixer-up farmhouse in Upstate New York—it sounds almost like a movie script I might be sent to consider. But it’s actually been everyday reality for almost the last decade for my husband, Brett, and me...