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By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated April 20, 2022
A bride told the internet that the entirety of her wedding day only cost a whopping $500 dollars and the internet did not believe her.
Vlogger Kiara Brokenbrough walked down the aisle on her special day in a $47 from SHEIN. “I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a dress because I had the mindset [that] I’m gonna wear this one time
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courtesy of Harvest of Oh By Rayna Reid ·Updated April 19, 2022
As of April 13, 2022, Ariane Kirkpatrick became “the first female and Black, majority owner of a vertically integrated cannabis company in Ohio.” A company that is vertically integrated means, they control all of the stages “of the production path – growing, dispensing, and processing.”
Despite being granted a license in 2017, Kirkpatrick had a difficult road before
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By Ashlee Banks ·Updated April 19, 2022
The Florida Department of Education has rejected the use of dozens of mathematics textbooks alleging the educational material violates the state’s learning standards and incorporates critical race theory.
The Florida Department of Education released a press release that stated, “The approved list followed a thorough review of submissions at the Department, which found 41 percent of the submitted textbooks were impermissible with either Florida’s new standards or
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By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated April 19, 2022
Federal authorities said they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laquan McDonald on Monday. The shooting garnered national attention when dash-cam footage showed the white officer opening fire on the 17-year-old, striking him 16 times, and killing him.
In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said
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By Rayna Reid ·Updated April 19, 2022
After being postponed for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eight Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference, finally convened in person last week, hosted by the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice along with Texas Southern University. The attendees’ discussion focused on several themes, such as air pollution tracking in Houston and Louisiana parishes, impacts on environmental health upon communities of
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Photo by Daniel Edward By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 18, 2022
After a decade of planning, New York City-based social justice and youth development organization, The Brotherhood Sister Sol has a new home. On April 8, they officially opened the doors of a new state-of-the-art facility in Harlem with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The non-profit, known simply as BroSis, has been a fixture on 143rd Street for 27 years, teaching Black
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By Ashlee Banks ·Updated April 18, 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched an attack against the Black Lives Matter movement for not responding to the city’s gun violence in a way he sees fit.
According to the New York Post, three people were pronounced dead and at least 13 others were injured during shootings that took place in the Bronx and Brooklyn Tuesday night.
During a press conference, the mayor asked, “Where
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By Rayna Reid ·Updated April 17, 2022
Black Maternal Health Week is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. According to the American Public Health Association, “[t]he campaign and activities for Black Maternal Health Week [BMHW] serve to amplify the voices of Black mamas and center the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements. Activities during BMHW are rooted in human rights, reproductive justice, and birth justice
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By Donna M. Owens ·Updated April 15, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris has a full portfolio but among the critical issues she’s passionate about is that of maternal health care. On Thursday, VPOTUS invited ESSENCE to participate in an exclusive media call.
The conversation comes amid the 5th anniversary of Black Maternal Health Week, founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. Observed annually from April 11-17, the education