Yaya DaCosta, a doula since 2010, is hosting the Black Maternal Health Festival online. The event aims to educate women about ...

The Monique Smith Story is a Lifetime movie based on a true story. Monique Smith, played by Yaya DaCosta, is raised in a home ...

The Monique Smith Story’ Based on a True Story? Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story is rooted in the real-life memoir of Monique Smith, a Black woman who endured years of abuse and later discovered ...

Ahead of Lifetime’s latest true story drama, the actress talks embracing layered roles, uplifting others through mentorship, ...

Yaya DaCosta returns to Lifetime as she headlines the film Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story, which premiered on April ...

DaCosta reflects on her journey from theater to television, appreciating the storytelling of Not My Family. She acknowledges the unconventional process but finds pride in the film's outcome. The story ...

The Monique Smith Story, a woman discovers that her family might not be her family at all after weathering a lifetime of ...

Monique Smith discovers that her abusive family wasn't even her family at all in Lifetime's newest movie "Not My Family: The ...

Lifetime’s newest movie, “Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story,” is set to premiere on Saturday, April 12 (4/12/2025) at 8 p.m. ET. A live stream of the movie can be found on Philo (free trial), ...

The Monique Smith Story" is based on Smith's true story and how she was kidnapped as a child and her determination to find out her true identity.