Author: Jasmine Browley

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 23, 2022

When creating a profile for the Black Twitter App, one of the prompts asks what are you supposed to put in your grits: sugar or salt?If you answer incorrectly, prospective users are redirected to Twitter.com.

This was one of the humorous hallmarks Jordana Wright, 34, intentionally wrapped into the coding of what she calls the Black people’s version of Twitter, a

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 10, 2022

We see Black women making awe-inspiring strides in the workforce every day, but we don’t often get the real 411 on how she did it. From time management tips to advice on dressing for success, a key part of sisterhood is sharing the trade secrets on exactly how to get ahead.

This ESSENCE series explores how successful entrepreneurs and corporate baddies attained their

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 9, 2022

Though history, Black women have seldom benefited from their own over-sexualization.

The Jezebel is a trope that stems from slavery that paints Black women as hyper-sexual and immoral.

Critical race theorist wrote Gloria Ladson-Billings wrote this stereotype is: “synonymous with promiscuity,” having “an insatiable sexual appetite,” and “someone who uses sex to manipulate men.”

Over time, this view of Black girls and women has

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 6, 2022

When Sheerese Floyd left her job to focus on building her marketing business, she felt like it was the start of the best part of her life. But just two years in, she realized there was a lot about the entrepreneurial journey she wasn’t aware of. Namely, the loneliness.

“I was really isolated,” she told ESSENCE. The Dallas,TX native explained that although

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated November 6, 2022

When Sheerese Floyd left her job to focus on building her marketing business, she felt like it was the start of the best part of her life. But just two years in, she realized there was a lot about the entrepreneurial journey she wasn’t aware of. Namely, the loneliness.

“I was really isolated,” she told ESSENCE. The Dallas,TX native explained that although her business

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated October 6, 2022

It all started when, during an argument at her middle school, a classmate told Kelly Jamison she was adopted. This would’ve been considered an innocent jab between the two 12-year-olds in any other circumstance, but for Jamison, it went far beyond that.

“I remember back then going home that day and telling my parents about the incident and they just stopped in their

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated October 4, 2022

Jay-Z is quickly building a massive consumer investment portfolio and his latest move proves he’s looking to tap into the future of food.

In a news release shared with ESSENCE, the hip-hop tycoon‘s VC firm Marcy Venture Partners led a $16.5 million Series A financing round for Stellar Pizza, a robot-powered restaurant. The brand was founded by former SpaceX engineer and CEO Benson Tsai, who said

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By Jasmine Browley· Updated August 31, 2022

One of my mom’s favorite shows was Living Single.

She loved watching the then twenty-something cast navigate their love lives and careers while living in a 90s kind of world. One standout episode for her depicted Khadijah James (played by Queen Latifah) working multiple side jobs in addition to running her own magazine. She refused any help from her roommates even after they