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Mother taking care of the baby By Jamila K. Taylor, PhD ·Updated April 14, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Consider what is actually lost when a Black mother dies. Almost four out of five Black mothers serve as the sole or co-breadwinner for their families. More than half are raising children on their own. Nearly three out of five are financially supporting their extended family. When those women
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Cue DJ Khaled’s “another one,” because Charles Beloved Productions is back, and this time they’re bringing the entire Caribbean massive with them.
Charles “Beloved” Kuykendoll, the Houston-based event producer and founder of Charles Beloved Productions, is taking The Oxtail Off on the road. His latest project is a five-city culinary tour and food competition built around the dish that has been holding our tables
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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 14, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
If you didn’t know Grace Ladoja before, you do now.
The Nigerian creative and Homecoming Festival founder just made history as the first African woman to design a signature Nike shoe. And she once walked to school for 60 days straight just to save up enough to buy the very silhouette she designed.
Splitting her time between London and Lagos,
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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 14, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
I have never once called myself a runner.
I do Orange Theory religiously, and that community feels like home. But run clubs, pace groups, and all of that has always felt a little unwelcoming, especially as a slower runner. There’s also a very specific image of what a runner looks like, and I’ve never really matched it.
So when I
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 13: Azzi Fudd of UConn poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the 1st pick in the first round by the Dallas Wings during the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed on April 13, 2026 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty
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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 13, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
It’s been a rough few years for Nakia Holmes.
Well, for once, things are actually looking up.
On April 10, a Harris County grand jury returned a no-bill in the criminal case against the Turkey Leg Hut co-founder, declining to indict her after finding insufficient evidence. The case is now closed, with no charges filed.
As ESSENCE previously reported, Holmes was
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Tokyo, spring evening. By Julienne Louis-Anderson ·Updated April 13, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
As the world fixates on global conflict, economic instability, and nonstop headlines, one thing remains consistent: the health and well-being of Black women continues to fall to the margins. April (stress awareness month) began with Megan Thee Stallion’s hospitalization. This tragedy isn’t an exception. It’s a pattern.
More than half of Black women report experiencing
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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Flau’jae Johnson #4 of the Louisiana State Tigers takes a shot over Ashlon Jackson #3 of the Duke Blue Devils during the first quarter in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Golden 1 Center on March 27, 2026 in Sacramento, California.(Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated April 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
“To us!” Or in this case, “To Scot!”
If you follow Scot Louie on social media, then you know he’s either going to give us a look, a catchphrase or some words of wisdom. On any good day? You’re getting all three.
This spring, he’s adding creative director to that rotation.
Louie, the celebrity stylist (for the likes of Ryan Destiny