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How the new housing law could open up homeownership for single Black mothersFor decades, single mothers have been kept from homeownership by a market that was not designed to deliver them the American Dream. That could all be about to change thanks to a bipartisan unicorn: A massive housing bill — the largest this century — that passed Congress and is about to become law.The 19thJul 10activism
Men found ‘Love Island.’ Then they started betting on it.“Love Island” is the rare dating show that offers a cash prize at the end, and with brand deals and commercial spots, the contestants can hope to make even more money after leaving the villa. Now, the audience can also cash in.The 19thJul 10resilience
The man and the movement: a Q&A with Peter Canellos on his biography of Samuel AlitoPeter S. Canellos is a prize-winning journalist and the author of Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement , which Publishers Weekly called “a razor-sharp” dissection of one of the most controversial justices on the Supreme Court, whose decisions are resh…SCOTUSblogJul 10global
High court mysteriesOne might argue that Supreme Court justices are more visible today than ever before. Six have published books and Brett Kavanaugh is apparently working on one to become the seventh. Several have recently given television interviews, others have not shied from making public statements.SCOTUSblogJul 10politics
From ‘Love Island’ to Election Day: How Close Is the U.S. to Deciding Elections by Phone?Five nights a week, millions of Americans vote on Love Island USA with just a few taps on their phones. Yet when Election Day arrives, most still stand in line, mail absentee ballots or travel to polling places.Ms. MagazineJul 10politics
More Than a Makeover: How Create To Heal Brought Restorative Beauty Services To NOLA NativesNo matter where she’s from, every Black woman knows the beauty salon has never been just a place to get her hair done. It’s where confidence is poured back into you until you walk out standing a little taller than you walked in.EssenceJul 10resilience
The rarity of Supreme Court do-oversYesterday marked 158 years since the ratification of the 14th Amendment . The amendment, which, among other things, guarantees citizenship to “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” was in the spotlight during the 2025-26 term, in large part…SCOTUSblogJul 10politics
Best Beach Reads: Bodice-Rippers EditionIs it time to cancel the term “bodice ripper,” for its connotations of aggressive, potentially non-consensual sex? Some readers think so . But, thankfully, not all bodice rippers fall under that brand anymore.Rewire News GroupJul 10global
He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.The widow, son and sister of Venezuelan dissident Ronald Ojeda attend his burial service in Santiago, Chile, on March 8, 2024. The former military officer was kidnapped, killed and buried under cement in a slum.ProPublicaJul 10immigration
SZA’s autism diagnosis is a familiar story for many autistic Black womenThis week Grammy-winning singer SZA, née Solána Imani Rowe, shared that she had received a formal autism diagnosis. In a now-deleted Instagram post, she joked that the diagnosis meant she was “smarter than u.The 19thJul 10breakthroughs
Women’s Sports Were Built by Letting Girls InWhen the Supreme Court says, as it did earlier this month in West Virginia v. B.P.J. , that banning transgender girls from school sports is about protecting the safety and fairness of women's and girls' sports, I hear that claim against everything I actually lived.Ms. MagazineJul 9lgbtq
Making Americans Smokers Again: Trump Administration Cuts Anti-Tobacco ProgramsIn May, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported one of the greatest public health victories of the past 50 years. A government survey found that cigarette smoking among U.S.Ms. MagazineJul 9activism
The fight over teaching race and gender in college classrooms is escalatingA pair of consecutive court actions this week brought renewed attention to policies in Republican-led states to control lessons and conversations on gender and race in public colleges and universities. A group of legal advocates sued the Texas Tech University system Wednesday over curriculum restric…The 19thJul 9activism
Graham Platner was ‘electable’ — until he wasn’tAfter President Donald Trump gained ground with young men and rode his ascendant, aggressive brand of masculinity into a second term in the White House, a group of progressive Democratic strategists bet big on a new kind of candidate: aesthetically masculine men who could run economic populist campa…The 19thJul 9politics
When Culture And Community Collide: An Exclusive Look Inside The Celebration Of Culture’s CuratorsWhat happens when a legendary actress and producer, world-renowned chef, iconic television producer and writer, and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist come together to not only curate the ESSENCE Festival of Culture but also grace the cover of the newly imagined ESSENCE magazine? You get a once-in-a-…EssenceJul 9resilience
Becoming The Canvas: My Beautycon Moment With Teyana TaylorWhen 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.EssenceJul 9breakthroughs
Michelle Buteau Brings ESSENCE Into Final Season Of ‘Survival Of The Thickest’On July 2nd, Survival of the Thickest released its third and final season on Netflix, and the show is definitely closing out on a fashionably high note. This season, Mavis truly steps into her own, on her own terms, and has some major career breakthroughs.EssenceJul 9resilience
Planned Parenthood survived ‘defunding’ — just in time for electionsA year ago, abortion opponents were celebrating one of their biggest victories under the Trump administration: Planned Parenthood, the movement’s arch-villain, had been temporarily kicked out of Medicaid, one of the nation’s largest health insurance programs.The 19thJul 9politics
Why Are We Taking These Conservative Freaks Seriously? (Podcast)In this solo episode of B*tch, Listen, Imani Gandy argues that the best political humor doesn’t just get laughs—it changes what people think deserves respect. From The Daily Show, to Abortion Access Front’s campaign against Anthony Comstock, to Tim Walz calling Republicans weird, Gandy explores how …Rewire News GroupJul 9choice
House Democrats want Americans to know their 14th Amendment rights are at riskRep. Analilia Mejia knew when she joined Congress in April that she wanted to use her post to highlight what she believes is an existential threat to everyday freedoms: attempts to erode and redefine the 14th Amendment.The 19thJul 9politics
Trump wants court to rehear birthright citizenship caseThanks to all who joined us at our term-in-review event yesterday at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., which was presented by the ACLU. Scroll to the Closer Look section below for a brief overview of the discussion.SCOTUSblogJul 9education
After Watching Their Moms Fight To 'Have It All,' Gen Z Women Would Rather Be DadsTwo Gen Z women who research gender equity unpack the "aspiration gap" in their generation's parenting desires.HuffPost WomenJul 9equality
I Drafted Clarence Thomas’ Birthright Citizenship Dissent. It Was So Bad I Quit: SatireRewire News Group has granted the author anonymity because he signed a confidentiality agreement, and also because his law school classmates still think he still works there. My name is Brad. I’m not going to give my last name.Rewire News GroupJul 9global
Will the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians mean a caregiving crisis?Originally published by PolitiFact . The U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians could create a caregiving crisis, lawmakers from both political parties said.The 19thJul 9breakthroughs
Georgia: New Laws Devastate Independent Civic GroupsClick to expand Image Protesters gather outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 26, 2026. © 2026 Sebastien Canaud/NurPhoto via AP Photo Georgian authorities are using repressive laws, funding restrictions, and politically motivated criminal investigations to dismantle independent…Human Rights WatchJul 9activism
Georgia: New Laws Devastate Independent Civic GroupsClick to expand Image Protesters gather outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 26, 2026. © 2026 Sebastien Canaud/NurPhoto via AP Photo Georgian authorities are using repressive laws, funding restrictions, and politically motivated criminal investigations to dismantle independent…Human Rights WatchJul 9activism
Can You Believe They Put This in Writing? The Wildest Quotes From Heritage’s ‘Project 2026’The Heritage Foundation has once again taken it upon itself to craft a plan for how to supposedly save America. The report—"Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years"—focuses on marriage, family and the American Dream, and has become widely known as "Project 2026," a f…Ms. MagazineJul 8choice
Pure Joy: Photographer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Captures Her First ESSENCE Festival Of CultureAs a documentary photographer and photojournalist , my life has kept me on a perpetual global track. For years, when summer rolled around, I was simply out of the country. One year, I was attending intensive workshops in Cape Town .EssenceJul 8global
A Single Abortion Clinic Closing Rarely Makes Headlines. What Happens When None Are Left?Picture a map of the United States. It’s 2022, and in southern states like Texas and Tennessee, there are clusters of black dots that represent independent clinic closures. These are abortion care black holes: communities where it’s no longer possible to get an abortion at a nearby clinic.Ms. MagazineJul 8choice
Contraceptive Implants: Access and Coverage in the U.S.The contraceptive implant is the most effective method of birth control available, and while it’s use is still low compared to other methods, its provision and use are increasing.KFF Women's Health PolicyJul 8contraception
WerQFest Is Back For Year Seven, And JT, Onya Nurve, And Infinite Coles Are HeadliningWerQfest, St. Louis ‘s premier Black queer arts and culture festival, is back for its seventh year, and the 2026 edition is shaping up to be its biggest yet. On July 11, the festival returns to The Atomic Pavilion by Jamo with a headlining lineup that brings together some of the most exciting names …EssenceJul 8resilience
Why is gynecology still using a Civil War-era tool?This article was copublished with Truthdig . Taylor Townsell remembers her OBGYN reassuring her that her IUD insertion would feel like “just a pinch.” The pain came a split second later. The 32-year-old described it to Truthdig in still-vivid detail: “Bright, electric, as if my body had become nothi…The 19thJul 8breakthroughs
Composer Anthony Braxton is Honored at Nation’s Oldest Artists’ SanctuaryThe grass grows tall on the MacDowell residency’s 450 acres, making arrival on its grounds feel like trespass and invitation at once. In Peterborough, New Hampshire, the road gives way to a quiet grammar of field, wood, and studio all existing in harmony.EssenceJul 8global
Five Reasons Birth Control is an Affordability IssueEveryone is talking about affordability right now, mainly because of skyrocketing gas, grocery, and housing prices. But I’ve noticed this discourse lacks any mention of an essential expense millions of Americans rely on: birth control .National Women's Law CenterJul 8contraception
Revisiting which Supreme Court cases are actually the most importantPlease note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In a previous piece for SCOTUSblog, I suggested a somewhat unconventional way to gauge which are the most important Supreme Court cases: simpl…SCOTUSblogJul 8activism
The Supreme Court’s quiet coupPlease note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Every day, Americans are witnessing the most significant expansion of presidential power in modern times.SCOTUSblogJul 8politics
‘Gilmore Girls’ Takes Reproductive Justice SeriouslyGilmore Girls is a tale of reproductive justice. I’ll die on this hill. Where many see just a perfect, cozy show to watch in the fall, my many, many rewatches have shown me something deeper about this 2000s-era TV hit.Rewire News GroupJul 8resilience
The women who wouldn’t let climate data disappearRebecca Lindsey is no stranger to challenging the status quo. From an early age, she built a reputation for being outspoken. Her mother, a teacher, encouraged an inquisitive spirit on Lindsey and her sister Mary, even to the chagrin of administrators at the schools they attended.The 19thJul 8empowerment
Sweden: Deportation Decisions Ignore Women’s Rights RisksClick to expand Image A demonstration against the deportations of young adults held at Sergels torg in Stockholm on May 10, 2026. © Susanne Bergsten (Stockholm) – Sweden is deporting young women to countries where they could face severe gender-based rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today.Human Rights WatchJul 8global
Inside ESSENCE LUXE: Brandon Blackwood, Christopher John Rogers, and More Bring Black Luxury to New OrleansOn Friday, July 3, ESSENCE LUXE transformed the garden at the Four Seasons New Orleans into an intimate luxury shopping destination. Festival attendees and VIP guests had the rare opportunity to shop directly from some of fashion’s most celebrated Black designers.EssenceJul 7resilience