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By Elizabeth Ayoola ·
The post Cheyenne Bryant Speaks Out Following Backlash Over Her Credentials, Says She’s ‘Earned’ Dr. Title appeared first on Essence.
Author: Victoria Uwumarogie
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Tiffany Haddish’s Abs Are The Main Character On Her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover
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By Elizabeth Ayoola ·
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The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: Central America’s Best Kept Secret
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By Sheryl Nance-Nash ·
The post The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: Central America’s Best Kept Secret appeared first on Essence.
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‘Penthouselandria’: Olandria Carthen Just Bought Her First Home
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By Elizabeth Ayoola ·
The post ‘Penthouselandria’: Olandria Carthen Just Bought Her First Home appeared first on Essence.
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Unboxed: How Fiber Artist Chelsea Billingsley Weaves Black Stories Into Fine Art
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Updated May 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Some people pivot onto new >an unconventional life is what they’re meant for.
Chelsea Billingsley, 29, has always been drawn to art. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, she was a track and field star: fast, focused, and disciplined. But it was a seemingly ordinary moment in her high school homeroom class, when her teacher decided to teach students how to crochet,
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For Everyone Who Has A Complicated Relationship With Mother’s Day
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How Being A Dog Mom Is Offering Black Women An Alternative Motherhood
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Updated May 9, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The realization that I wanted to be a mother—and that being a Black mother to a Black child in this world.
I don’t want to be tasked with teaching another human being, let alone an innocent child, how to make peace with being mistreated and abused. I don’t want to be tasked with teaching a child how to protect their sanity when I quite
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To Our Community, With Gratitude—And Action
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By Essence ·Updated May 8, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Dear ESSIES,
Over the past year, we have been booked and busy.
We’ve been making sure EFOC 2026 delivers on ESSENCE’s values and meets the standards our community deserves and expects from us. We are grateful for your passion, your feedback, and your unwavering loyalty—and we are committed to honoring it. Not with words; with action.
EFOC has always been more than