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Leon Bennett/FilmMagic By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated October 11, 2021

Going through significant life changes all at once can >Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, she’s feeling nothing but blessed.

“Honestly, I feel like I’m in the prime of my life,” she tells ESSENCE. “It really feels like in so many ways that my life is really just getting started.”

That feeling makes sense, as Featherson-Jenkins just married longtime beau Darroll Jenkins in Santa Susana, California in September.

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Instagram By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated October 8, 2021

While we enjoy sharing all the info on what your favorite Black couples are up to on the weekends, we couldn’t miss out on keeping you in the loop in regards to how they spend the week. Like us, a lot of time is spent by the who’s who taking care of business, showing up for major events or promoting projects with their partner there

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Noam Galai/Getty Images for Hologic By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated October 6, 2021

Mary J. Blige took the stage in Manhattan earlier this week, but she wasn’t there to sing. At the Nasdaq Marketplace, the Grammy-award winner was part of a panel of women, brought together by Hologic, who recently released their Global Women’s Health Index, to discuss the topic “Screening the System: A Dialogue on Bias and Breast Health.” She joined moderator and

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Beau Ridge Photography By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated October 6, 2021

When Evan came into Candice’s life in 2014, it was at a time when those around her were telling her she needed to prioritize looking for love in the same way she prioritized her work. Her colleagues and employees were so serious about it they threatened to make a Tinder profile for her, pushing her into action.

“Clearly they thought I needed a

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