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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated May 8, 2024
May is National Bike Month, and the conversation around Black history and cycling would not be complete without discussing Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor. He was an undisputed GOAT–Schwinn Bikes hails him as “the greatest sprinter of all time. He won numerous competitions and world titles, set multiple world records, and was one of the very first Black celebrity athletes.”
Between 1898 and 1899, Taylor “established
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 26, 2024
Debbie Hines knows a lot about criminal justice—the former trial attorney, Baltimore prosecutor, and Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland has had years to hone her experience in this arena.
As a Black woman who became disillusioned by the current state of affairs, Hines was inspired to write a book, sharing her personal experiences and offering up “a proactive approach for fixing our
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 26, 2024
Early Tuesday morning around 1:30 am, Baltimore’s
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 25, 2024
Dr. Auja McDougale has been inspired by civil rights and her family’s rich
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 15, 2024
Right now, the number of Black professional baseball players is at an all-time, historic low. But, new Major League Baseball (MLB) development pipeline programs are trying to change that for the future.
Outside of the National Hockey League, the MLB has the worst percentage when it comes to Black professional athletes as compared to the National Basketball Association, National Football League, and Major League Soccer.
The
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 15, 2024
Thirty years ago, the nonprofit, California Black Women’s Health Project (CABWHP) was established, as a chapter of the
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 14, 2024
Dozens of images are being circulated online that depict former President Donald Trump among crowds of smiling and laughing Black voters. The problem—they’re fake and were generated by Trump supporters using artificial intelligence (AI).
Upon taking a closer look, you can discern that these photos are deepfakes. “Odd lighting and too-perfect details provide clues to the fact they were all generated using artificial intelligence,” the
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 14, 2024
Every year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14. It’s the celebration of the mathematical sign pi, and the date is symbolic because (3.14) signifies the first three digits of pi.
This year ESSENCE is celebrating by honoring Martha Euphemia Lofton Hayes, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in Mathematics.
Haynes was born on September 11, 1890, in Washington, D.C., just 25years after the
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 13, 2024
Stacey Abrams helped launched a new Women’s Initiative at Columbia University’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) last week, focusing on economically empower women and girls.
Per the press release, “The Institute of Global Politics’ Women’s Initiative will produce high-quality, actionable research and policy proposals across four pillars: women’s economic opportunity; women’s health; women’s safety and security; and women’s leadership, democracy, and human rights.”
The Initiative