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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated July 27, 2023
Today (July 27) is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day (BWEPD). It observes the amount of months into the year it takes for a Black woman to make the same earnings as a white man during that period (67 cents for every dollar he makes). It also means that the average Black woman must work nearly seven full months longer to reach the earnings
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated July 27, 2023
Aurora James proudly lives between two worlds—altruism and capitalism.
The universes intersected in a post on her Instagram in 2020 calling major retailers to support Black businesses following the brutal killing of George Floyd and subsequent social justice uprising leaving many corporations asking what they can do to show solidarity with the Black community.
“I am asking you to commit to buying 15%
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated July 25, 2023
Jaylen Brown has just made history.
According to several reports, the 26-year-old Celtics shooting guard and small forward. Brown signed a blockbuster $304 million contract extension, making him not only highest paid player in the NBA. According to a CBS News report, the deal includes a trade kicker, but the final year will not include a player option.
The particularly a Cinderella moment for
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated July 20, 2023
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Fannie Mae has just received a prestigious ranking at a time when companies are disinvesting in diversity and inclusion efforts.
The finance company was included on Black Enterprise’s “2023 Best Companies for DEI for it works in amplifying its diverse workforce and the Black community as a whole.
“We’re honored to be recognized again as a ‘Best Place to Work for
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 26, 2023
Brunching, clubbing and shopping with friends is more expensive than ever and young adults are making tough social decisions to save money.
A recent study conducted by Qualitrics on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma found that more than one-third of Gen Z and millennials (36%) have a friend who drives them to overspend.
88% of millennial respondents are carrying extra debt
Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 26, 2023
Despite waning confidence in higher education’s viability, Hampton University is enjoying an uptick in enrollment. This Fall, the university will welcome a freshman class of 1,292* students – a 39% increase from the 2022-2023 academic year, per a news release shared with ESSENCE.
“Our goal was 1,200 [incoming students],” said University Dean of Admissions, Angela Nixon Boyd, in a statement. “We surpassed the
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 22, 2023
If you listen closely enough, you can hear the footfalls and excited chatter of young, Black shoppers. The ghosts of the shopkeepers greeting customers with “welcome on in,” whisper in the wind.
A once booming Black ecosystem, Farish Street was a bustling hub in Jackson, Mississippi that was founded just before the Civil War and thrived up until the 1970s.
Now,
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated June 22, 2023
A new report from Nielsen affirmed what we’ve always felt: Black influencers create the cool.
The Black Creator Impact Report took a deep dive into media metrics comparing Black creator reach and influence to their non-black counterparts and found that they outperformed all other non-Black groups in follower growth, follower interaction and media value. Despite this, Black creators are still under paid, overlooked and uncredited