Newlywed Kierra Sheard Kelly is sharing how she handles friends around her man. “I don’t care how good you trust them or whatever it is, I’m very mindful and careful. I would buy a friend a hotel room before I let them stay at my house,” she said.

On a recent episode of OWN’s “Girlfriends Check In,” a digital series where female celebrity friends take part in virtual get-togethers to share laughter, support and love, the original Destiny’s Child member led her friends in an anointed prayer.

It’s a beautiful thing to see two black women of faith consistently exemplify unity, pull each other up and flourish together. Powerhouse actresses Viola Davis and Taraji Henson, who shared a 2009 Ebony Magazine cover, are perfect examples of this. Read Viola’s incredibly beautiful birthday tribute to Taraji.

Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff’s U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old’s eyes. Osaka comforted Gauff with a hug and words of consolation, then encouraged her to address the those who had been pulling for the young American.

In a Friday, June 15, 2018 Instagram post, Bible teacher and author Priscilla Shirer got reflective about the great friendships God has blessed her to have.  "The older I get the more value I’m placing on like-minded relationships with people who are headed in the same direction…” she wrote.