Despite a failed attempt at an Apprentice-type show, she has partnered with KB Home to sell Martha-branded houses, signed a deal with Macy's and plans to launch a new magazine, called Blueprint, to cater to "modern, multitasking" women between the ages of 25 and 45.
When Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the state's voter photo identification measure into law this month, the move harkened back to the type of discrimination Simmons' grandmother and others faced during the tumultuous civil rights era, the state legislator said.