Category: African-American

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“Extremists who endorse disgusting, vile and racist language are pathetic,” said a spokesperson for the House Democratic leader.

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Michelle Obama will open the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture Evening Concert Series with a live IMO: The Look conversation inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. By Essence News Editors ·Updated May 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

For decades, Michelle Obama and ESSENCE have existed in conversation with one another—through magazine covers, keynote interviews, and cultural moments that stretched far beyond politics and into the emotional

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By Náosha Gregg ·Updated May 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

I have always had a mundane relationship with my skin. Our relationship was pretty standard: it asked for things, and I delivered. During the brutal winter, it was parched with thirst, so I delivered the thickest moisturizer I could find. In the summer, oil would secrete through, so I upped my exfoliating and tried my best

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By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated May 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

The job hunt has always been a stress-inducing process.

It’s a never-ending cycle of apply, get rejected, apply again, complete a task, get an interview, then get ghosted. Rinse and repeat.

The job market right now is probably the most daunting we’ve seen in decades. Not only were nearly 600,000 Black women pushed out of the workforce this past year

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Photo Credit: Dalvin Adams By Okla Jones ·Updated May 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

JAGUAR II : Deluxe arrived late last year.

Commercial momentum around Monét has continued growing since the release of JAGUAR II, the project helping solidify her transition from one of the industry’s most respected songwriters into a headlining artist in her own right. The deluxe edition expanded the album with additional material, including “1900s”

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Courtesy of Netflix By Okla Jones ·Updated May 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Kevin Hart is stepping back into movie mode this summer with the upcoming Netflix film 72 Hours. The streamer has officially released the first trailer for the Tim Story-directed movie ahead of its premiere this summer.

The comedy stars Hart as a 40-year-old executive whose attempt to revive his career takes an unexpected turn after

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Our proms are not hood or ghetto and neither are our girls. /(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated May 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

She better have a college fund.

How did they afford all of that?

I bet they live in the projects.

Her dress, makeup, hair and nails are tacky!

These are the PG-version of comments left on pictures and video content of Black girls

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By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated May 11, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

She better have a college fund.

How did they afford all of that?

I bet they live in the projects.

Her dress, makeup, hair and nails are tacky!

These are the PG-version of comments left on pictures and video content of Black girls headed to their proms. Sadly, the critiques often get much harsher for girls who are merely teenagers. Prom