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By Robyn Mowatt ·Updated April 12, 2024
Manny Jay, the celebrity stylist has been a staunch advocate of fashion since he was seven years old. He considers himself lucky that both of his parents have always been supportive of his interests. Jay recalls them buying him dolls which he loved dressing up and playing with alongside his sister. “Whenever my mom took me and my sister shopping, she would let us choose
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By Lynnette Nicholas ·Updated April 12, 2024
The Keepers of the Dream Awards dinner was a beautiful extension of what had already commenced earlier in the week on Tuesday and Wednesday during the workshops and panels of the National Action Network convention. It was a time of celebration, exhortation, and being in remembrance. A common thread that was a continuum throughout the panels and workshops, as well as the awardees of the
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated April 11, 2024
Every year, Black Maternal Health Week occurs from April 11-17. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance, which leads and founded this campaign, revealed this year’s theme is “‘Our Bodies STILL Belong to Us: Reproductive Justice NOW!’ Widespread restrictions on abortion care access coupled with rising cases of criminalization due to pregnancy loss continue to widen the gaps of adverse maternal and birth outcomes in the
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 15: Host Anthony Anderson speaks onstage during the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) By Lynnette Nicholas ·Updated April 10, 2024
We stand on the shoulders of many and as a result, we have the privilege and responsibility to continue to propel the next generation, forward. It is with this spirit of empowerment
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On Beyoncé’s newest album, you can hear where the singer has been—and where her heart lies. By Brooklyn White ·Updated April 9, 2024
Family is the blood in the veins of Beyoncé’s music. Dangerously in Love closed with tender thanks to her father, her then-manager, Matthew Knowles. B’Day and 4 spilled over with songs to her loverman. Beyoncé and Lemonade introduced her oldest child, a deluxe version of Self-Titled affirmed her mother.
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By Kory Jarvis ·Updated April 9, 2024
One overcast, humid afternoon in March, I’m sitting in the historic Beverly Estate in Beverly Hills, where movies like The Godfather and The Bodyguard were filmed. Damson Idris, 32, is in head-to-toe Prada, wearing a twill sweater vest with matching pants. As of last year, he’s been an ambassador for the luxury brand—one he spent his first acting paycheck on. His love of fashion comes
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(Photo by Michael Brennan/Getty Images) By Shelby Stewart ·Updated April 4, 2024
A poet, memoirist, activist, and educator, Maya Angelou’s life story is evidence of resilience, courage, and the written word. From her humble beginnings in the Jim Crow South to her rise as one of the most celebrated voices of the 20th century, Angelou’s journey is as inspiring as the wisdom she imparted through her prose and poetry.
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By ESSENCE Staff ·Updated April 2, 2024
Hello, family. It’s me, Caroline Wanga, president and CEO of ESSENCE Ventures—excited to bring you another edition of Chief to Chief. This one in particular is with a woman I have had on my list to talk with for quite awhile and I have the honor of engaging with her on this platform. As a reminder, Chief to Chief is a platform about meeting women
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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated April 2, 2024
Beyoncé was honored with the prestigious Innovator Award during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday evening. The momentous occasion saw the “Texas Hold ‘Em” songstress take the stage to receive the accolade from none other than fellow music legend Stevie Wonder.
Wonder shared kind words of the Houston native and her efforts of being an innovator. “Now, Beyoncé is once again changing music and culture,”