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Photo by JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images By Kizzy Cox ·Updated February 11, 2025
Since taking office about three weeks ago, Donald Trump has issued a blizzard of 200+ executive orders. Among them are two key anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) directives that threaten to roll back decades of progress in expanding opportunities for people of color, women and other historically marginalized groups.
The first executive order eliminates DEI enacted under President
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By Malaika Jabali ·Updated February 9, 2025
When Larry Miller, chairman of the Jordan Brand at Nike, publicly revealed that he had been incarcerated as a young man, it felt like a weight was finally lifted. However, Miller knows that few other people have the resources to successfully re-enter society. His JUMP initiative, a project of The Just Trust, aims to change that.
Miller announces this initiative— short for Justice and Upward Mobility
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By Equal Justice Initiative ·Updated February 8, 2025
This essay and its accompanying video are part of a 10-part series created bythe Equal Justice Initiative to spotlight often overlooked or hidden stories of racial injustice. ESSENCE is republishing select stories from this important initiative. Learn more about EJI’s work here.
In the late 1890s, Wilmington, North Carolina, a port city between the Atlantic’s barrier islands and the banks of the Cape Fear River, became an island
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By Oumou Fofana ·Updated February 7, 2025
As we move further into Black History Month, this week’s headlines remind us of the resilience, progress and ongoing struggles within our communities. From a reported DEI Watch List of mostly Black federal healthcare workers being labeled as “targets” to a historic church reclaiming its power and the passing of a legendary Tuskegee Airman, these stories reflect the challenges and triumphs we continue to face.
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By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 5, 2025
The far-right extremist group known as the Proud Boys has officially lost control of its own name—and in a strking ruling, ownership now belongs to a Black church that the group once sought to intimidate.
In a landmark ruling, Judge Tanya M. Jones Bosier of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia granted ownership of the Proud Boys’ trademark and name to the Metropolitan African
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X.com (formerly Twitter) By Oumou Fofana ·Updated February 3, 2025
Among the 64 passengers on board American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided mid-air near Reagan National Airport with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers on Jan. 29, were Kiah Duggins and Danasia Elder.
Duggins, 30, was a former Miss Kansas civil rights attorney and soon-to-be law professor at Howard University. Elder, 34, was a devoted mother, wife and flight attendant from
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Newsday LLC/ Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 1, 2025
Every February, people in the United States highlight the history, achievements and impact of Black Americans as part of the celebration of Black History Month.
The month-long celebration recognizing the contributions of Black people to the United States evolved from “Negro History Week,” which was started in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro
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By Essence News Editors ·Updated January 31, 2025
In a moment that should have been focused on national mourning and aviation safety,
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By Essence News Editors ·Updated January 30, 2025
A devastating midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter resulted in both aircraft crashing into the icy waters of the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening. Officials do not believe there are any survivors.
What Happened?
American Eagle Flight 5242, operated by PSA Airlines, was on its final approach to Reagan National Airport after departing from Wichita, Kansas, when