Essence Magazine:
By Kara Stevens ·Updated February 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Side hustles have always held us down.
They’ve been part of our mutual and collective economic survival long before the term ever became trendy. The moms who did hair on the side in the kitchen. The aunties who sold Mary Kay on the weekends or after work. The friend who sold real estate part-time or threw rent parties
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