Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated October 18, 2023
At any given moment you’ll find Mya Green having a conversation with hundreds of strangers who’ve all sworn she’s helped change their lives. Green is the creator of Pooch Please, a fitness accessory and apparel brand whose hero product, an insulated stomach wrap used for weight loss, has sold in the thousands. The reason? TikTok Shop.
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated October 18, 2023
Sabrina Thompson has always embraced the convergence of her love of science and art. As a child, she’d sketch, create and daydream. She also be able to solve nearly any math equation you put in front of her. As an adult, she’s at the helm of designing groundbreaking tools that allow for safe space travel—all while in style.
NASA’s Artemis III will land
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated October 6, 2023
The Canva reign just won’t let up.
The 10-year-old online platform aimed at democratizing graphic design has announced the Magic Studio, a new suite of AI-powered tools geared toward increasing productivity.
The Canva team offered ESSENCE a first look at its Magic Studio, the first all-in-one AI design offering on the market – with more than 20 tools & apps including new abilities to generate
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated September 26, 2023
The Fearless Fund’s bravery is paying off.
Last month, the Black woman-owned, ran and focused VC firm made a declaration that they were going to fight a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against them by a right-wing conservative, citing they’d violated discrimination laws by making only Black women eligible to participate in its marquee grant competition.
On September 26, Georgia Federal Courts ruled
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 24, 2023
Based on the fight to return-to-offie, it’s easy to assume People really prefer to work from home. A new study Bankrate overwhelmingly supports remote work supremacy.
An overwhelming majority (89 percent) of the U.S. adult workforce want afour-day workweek, remote work and/or hybrid work, the study shows. They are even willing to switch jobs to get all of these things.
“Whether currently working
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 11, 2023
In 1991, dream hampton was one of the first journalists to write about what happened to Dee Barnes. The youngest Black woman to host a national show dedicated solely to hip-hop, Barnes’s burgeoning career was completely derailed after she was assaulted by Dr. Dre. Her career was derailed after being assaulted. One more time. Her career…
Barnes said he attempted to throw her down a flight
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 11, 2023
In a rousing address to media during a press conference on August 10, Arian Simone, co-founder of The Fearless Fund confirmed that the VC firm will be fighting back against the discrimination law suit filed against them earlier this month by right-wing affirmative action opposer Edward Blum.
“Activism is in our DNA,” she stated during the 27-minute press conference held in New York
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 10, 2023
ESSENCE VENTURES’s (EV) very own God-Is Rivera is receiving a huge honor for her tireless work in amplifying inclusivity.
Rivera, who serves as EV’s Chief Content Officer, has been inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) Advertising Hall of Achievement (AHOA). The AHOA recognizes power players who have made a significant impact in the industry through their work. Rivera joins other inductees, including
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated August 7, 2023
A VC fund focused on exclusively investing in Black women business owners, a group that receives less than .02 in funding, is being sued by a group founded by the conservative activist who played a pivotal in the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to ban affirmative action.
The Fearless Fund, founded actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, entrepreneur Arian Simone and corporate executive Ayana