As an actress, I have put myself out there as an independent black woman, a single mom, a go-getter, a hustler who isn't afraid to survive.

My mom, for all intents and purposes, was a single parent.

I was a single mom that raised two bright, beautiful, and compassionate girls.

It was tough being a single mom. It was tough being in a divorce with children. Very, very hard.

Single moms: You are a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a maid, a cook, a referee, a heroine, a provider, a defender, a protector, a true Superwoman. Wear your cape proudly.

I was born to a single mom and raised by her and my grandparents.