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By Emil Wilbekin ·Updated November 9, 2021

“Black men loving Black men is the revolutionary action.” — Joseph Beam

Being Black in America requires a deep, intense, and unconditional love. It is love that gives us the fortitude and resilience to survive — and thrive. It is love that allows us to find fortitude in our faith in the midst of indescribable trauma and grave uncertainty. It is love that binds our communities at all of

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By Keyaira Boone ·Updated November 5, 2021

Amara La Negra is expecting twins! 

The “Insecure” singer and reality star revealed her pregnancy news with a sweet post on Instagram sharing her excitement and admitting her fears surrounding her second pregnancy with her 2.3 million followers. 

“I am so excited to finally share that we have twins on the way,” she wrote in the caption of her grinning widely and clutching images from her sonogram and a fresh

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By Demetria L. Lucas ·Updated November 4, 2021

This is an advanced excerpt from Guiding Light, an article that originally appears in the upcoming November/December 2021 holiday issue of ESSENCE, on newsstands soon.

When you think about it, Tabitha Brown’s mega-success doesn’t quite make sense. Or at least not if you apply the rules of what success is “supposed” to look like and who is supposed to have it—and when.

At 42, Brown has only recently become

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By Keyaira Boone ·Updated October 22, 2021

Two decades after falling madly in love, Teddy Campbell still loves him some Tina Campbell. In a sweet never-before-seen video, Campbell sings his heart out to his one and only on a rooftop in the video for song “Marry Me.” 

The powerful faith ballad features Teddy asking his wife to renew the friendship that forged their family. “I know I’m your husband/ but am I your friend,” he asks

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