When I was asked to be a model for the Teyana Taylor Makeup Challenge at Beautycon during this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture, I thought I understood the assignment. As an intern, I’d spent days on the move, completing a myriad of tasks before and during the festival.
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President Donald Trump is trying to create a role for the president in running and overseeing elections. That’s not how the Constitution works. The effort to interfere with the November midterms isn’t
Thanks to the renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem , NY, Black women have yet another reason to feel proud. Currently celebrating their 100th year, the historic space just
Indian daughters inherit more than family stories and cultural traditions. They inherit expectations, too: be humble, keep the peace, don’t take up too much space. But in Lotus Leadership, Kamini Rama
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with its plan to use a modified centralized database to verify voters’ citizenship. In a seven-page opinion iss
These Texas advocates call themselves “lionesses” for a reason: They say backing down is not in their nature. In 2022, a small group of formerly incarcerated women formed the nonprofit Lioness Justice
An actor learns early that the body can become public property. Someone is always looking: a director assessing how you occupy the frame, a stylist deciding what flatters you, an audience developing i
Before dawn on Carnival Monday, Yvette Noel-Schure stands at the Botanical Gardens Roundabout in St. George’s, Grenada, wearing a black bodysuit, her skin coated first in baby oil and then charcoal, a
As Justice Samuel Alito has said , there are “some people who have nothing better to do than count Supreme Court laughs.” True enough: Last September, I did just that, tallying the number of “laughs”
This fact sheet summarizes federal, state, and local policies on paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave.
