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Remembering Nolan Wells—The Mississippi Teen Who Left Us Too Soon—On His 19th Birthday

Dear Nolan , Happy 19 th Birthday! On what would have been your golden birthday , we thought it was fitting to remind you of how much you we…

EssenceAug 19resilience

Angélique Kidjo Becomes First African Musician To Receive Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star

On August 18, Angélique Kidjo received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , becoming the first African musician and first Black African ho…

EssenceAug 19global

From North Carolina to Wisconsin, State Supreme Courts Are Political Battlegrounds

In the pivotal electoral battleground state of North Carolina, Justice Anita Earls’ campaign to hold onto her state Supreme Court seat has b…

Ms. MagazineAug 19politics

In The Chair With: Fantasy Hair Braider Kayra Theodore

“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our community who are giving us major inspiration. Each week, th…

EssenceAug 19resilience

Late Summer Travel: 5 Affordable Road Trip Ideas To Take Now

We blinked and somehow it is the middle of August ! Sadly, many of the rooftop brunches, cookouts and picnics we were supposed to enjoy neve…

EssenceAug 19global

‘Reading Rainbow’ Star Mychal Threets Gets Real About His Mental Health Struggles: ‘I Am Not Okay’

Mychal Threets announced he’s taking a brave step to get help after disclosing that he’s “not okay.” In a Threads post, the Reading Rainbow …

EssenceAug 19resilience

Op-Ed: Who Are You When Success No Longer Defines You?

I wasn’t even born when Janet Jackson released “The Pleasure Principle” on her 1986 album Control . Forty years later, those same two words …

EssenceAug 19global

Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week Returns For Its Third Year

The Bay Area’s Black art community will receive a regional showcase this fall when the Museum of the African Diaspora presents the third yea…

EssenceAug 19resilience

Trump administration awaits emergency docket decisions

Forty-five years ago, President Ronald Reagan formally nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to the Supreme Court, fulfilling his campaign promise t…

SCOTUSblogAug 19activism

Abortion Access in Europe Is Fragile. We Can Learn From the U.S.: Opinion

Feminists and organizers across Europe must start building the kinds of grassroots networks that have helped pregnant Americans get abortion…

Rewire News GroupAug 19choice

New Off-Broadway Play ‘The Body of Mary’ Takes on Reproduction, Narrative and Control

The Off-Broadway premiere of The Body of Mary: A Play in Three Acts (of God) —a comedy about controlling the means of reproduction and contr…

Ms. MagazineAug 19choice

Military sexual trauma survivors can’t sue the government. A new bill could change that.

This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscri…

The 19thAug 19politics

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