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Former model, fashion brand founder, and reality TV star Baby Phat founder in addition to having his attorney fees covered. Additionally, he wants the court to prohibit the entrepreneur’s ability to receive alimony from him. 

In terms of the division of assets, Leissner wants to keep what he acquired before the marriage. Also, he is asking courts to allow him to keep property acquired

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SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA – APRIL 20: People pay homage at the entrance of a home on April 20, 2026 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Eight children were killed and two women were wounded during a domestic violence incident in the early morning hours of April 19th, according to local authorities. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) By Ursula Brantley ·Updated April 23, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

As my city awoke on

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 19: Gospel Duo Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell of Mary Mary attend A Legacy Of A Champion Concert at West Angeles Church of God And Christ on February 19, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arnold Turner/Getty Images for A Legacy of a Champion concert honoring Bishop Kenneth C.Ulmer ) By ESSENCE Editors ·Updated April 22, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

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“What is going on?” I asked, my eyes welling with tears.

I had just set my phone down in exasperation, my stomach knotted, after reading about Shamar Elkins, the man who shot his wife, Shaneiqua Pugh, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and, according to reports, went on to kill their seven children, ages 3 to 11. Another woman was shot and

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I was scrolling through IG the other day and whew! Homie in my Harlem neighborhood nailed it. Here he was, frolicking about in his yellow shirt, embodying the feeling scrolled across the top of the video: “When the seasonal depression wears off.”

But what if you’re one of the people who feels like it doesn’t?

For some