Jill Scott: Juggling Motherhood, Movies & Music
Chances are when Jill Scott looks back on the last year she’ll be both grateful and thankful. She’ll be grateful because she was blessed with the birth of her first child, Jett Hamilton Roberts, who will turn 1 next month. She’ll be thankful because, even though she broke off her engagement with her son’s father just weeks after her son’s birth, she learned a very valuable lesson that will enhance any future relationships. “The most important thing I learned is that you have to be truly equally yoked,” she said emphatically. “Not kind of, not partially, but fully and completely equally yoked.”

To see Jill at work, check out a sneak peek of WDIGMT in the JET video.

Sisters Who Bring It On
As we celebrate accomplishments and reflect upon achievements during Women’s History Month, JET highlights spirited and determined women, including cover subject Jill Scott who are blazing trails in their powerhouse careers.  Donna Brazile, Dawn Staley, Mellody Hobson and Judith Jamison are all women who are creating new heights and bringing their passion to their profession.

The Short Sale: An Alternative To Foreclosure
Increasingly, financially strapped homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth are trying a so-called "short sale" as an alternative to foreclosure. In a short sale the lender agrees to accept less than the homeowner owes on a mortgage. Last year, the National Association of Realtors estimates there were 500,000 short sales, about 10 percent of all sales. Still, there is a great deal of confusion and misinformation surrounding short sales, particularly regarding credit scores.

Baseball Exec: ‘Greatest Asset’ Is Being A Woman’ 
On a typical day, Wendy Lewis, Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of diversity and strategic alliances, is the first one in her Manhattan office and usually the last to leave. “When working with owners, they have high expectations and you just like to meet those expectations and get them their results and then you just do what it takes,” the bubbly Lewis says. In one of the most powerful positions in the front office of professional sports, Lewis leads the effort in the Commissioner’s Office regarding work force diversity, supplier diversity and strategic planning, supporting all 30 Major League ball clubs.

Comedy’s Kevin Hart Eyes Success In Stand-Up–And More
Kevin Hart has always believed that you create your own success. With more than a dozen movie roles to his credit, along with a national stand-up tour and a 2nd  TV comedy special on his schedule, the comedian/actor says he’s now able to “work hard and play harder.” Hart, 30, who says he’s most recognized for his performances in Paper Soldiers, Soul Plane and 40-Year-Old Virgin, has just kicked off a national stand-up tour and can be seen on the Silver Screen in the upcoming comedy Death At A Funeral.

Controversial Atlanta Billboards Call Black Children ‘Endangered’
When billboards were erected in Atlanta’s Fulton and Dekalb Counties in February, a slow build of uproar began.  The controversy involves billboards throughout metropolitan Atlanta that call Black children “an endangered species.” The Radiance Foundation, a nonprofit group based in Atlanta, began the campaign to highlight—in a way that city residents can’t miss—what the group’s leader believes is a disproportionate amount of abortions in the African-American community