Most recently, Grant is keeping her promise to a very special family and to herself.
On August 8, Grant’s production company, Women That Soar, will hand over the keys to a fully furnished new home in South Dallas to a single mother who has fought hard to turn her life around and to protect her children.
The house is the centerpiece of Overcomers, a docu-reality series Grant created in 2020 during the heart of the COVID-19 era to showcase the lives and perseverance of single mothers navigating adversity, trauma, and economic uncertainty.
“I started praying, and I was like, Okay, God, we’re gonna do this, you need to fund it,” Grant said when asked about starting the project.
Launched during one of the most uncertain moments in recent history, Overcomers wasn’t just a passion project: it was a leap of faith.
With the entertainment industry at a standstill and the country in crisis, Grant got to work.
Reflecting on her own struggles, she envisioned a show that would uplift single mothers and show a model of real support, not just another inspirational TV series, but something more tangible.
Early funding appeared promising for the docuseries.
In 2020, Grant secured a signed pledge from 7/11 heiress and investor Mary Anne Thompson-Frenk to fund Overcomers with a $1 million investment. After confirming that pledge, it shortly fell through, leaving Overcomers and Women That Soar fighting to keep the dream alive.
With loans and help from new supporters and the backing of her producing partners, Grant didn’t just keep the mission alive; she and her team are now watching it thrive.
Overcomers was eventually licensed for TV, with another season recently approved, and homes were purchased in a historically Black neighborhood in Dallas’ Bonton area, including the home where Stephanie Cox and her five children will move into in August.
Cox, one of the five women selected from over 500 applicants for the series, has a story that defines every sense of the word “overcomer.” Once married with a stable home and a career path, her life was upended when she discovered her husband had been abusing her children.
“She was brave enough to put this man behind bars and stand on her own two feet,” Grant said. “She walked away from everything to protect her children.”
In response to all the hardship, Cox went into public housing, finished her educational degree, and now teaches school in Dallas. Her strength, Grant explained, is why this home, donated in partnership with builder Strange & Sons Development, matters so much.
“It’s full circle, she’s an overcomer,” Grant said. “She stood tall.”
Women That Soar is now raising capital for Season 2 of Overcomers, which will remain in Dallas before expanding to cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. Grant envisions the model becoming national: showing the stories of tenacious single black mothers, gifting homes to brighten the future for their children, and ultimately to revitalize underserved communities – “without gentrifying them.”
Despite the obstacles, Grant remains firm that Overcomers is not just a television series. It’s a movement – one built by Black women, fighting for funding from day one, yet still standing.
“I want people to know about the positivity, the wins, but I also want them to know the letdowns,” she said. “We can’t do this without people living up to their pledges. And we won’t quit – but we do need partners who show up.”
As Grant prepares to hand Cox and her kids keys to a new furnished home next month, that promise – to keep going – will be made real. One home at a time. More importantly, one family at a time.
However, getting to August 8 was a fight for Women That Soar, the women who represented Overcomers, and everyone involved in moving the project forward.
Something that Grant says requires living in the moment.
“If you can’t live life one day at a time,” Grant said, “live it one minute at a time. One second at a time. But don’t give up.”