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Barack Obama Released His Summer 2026 Reading List: See The Picks

President Barack Obama has shared his annual summer reading list for 17 years, starting in 2009 shortly after taking office. The fun traditi…

EssenceJul 31global

Believing Women (or Not) Shapes More Than Sexual Assault Cases

Nearly a decade after the rise of #MeToo, public conversations about sexual harassment and assault have entered a new phase—one marked by gr…

Ms. MagazineJul 30workplace

Dismantling Rights: Voting and Gender on the Docket

The Supreme Court’s 2025-2026 term concluded earlier this summer, continuing the Court’s hard-right trajectory. This slide has sweeping impl…

National Women's Law CenterJul 30equality

Therapy IRL: Unmasking Black Women’s Mental Health

A photo of Bernita Bowlding made the rounds on the internet earlier this month. Most people commented about how clearly the photo, the woman…

EssenceJul 30resilience

Oprah Winfrey’s South Africa Girls’ Academy Will Close After 2027—But Her Mission Is Growing

For nearly two decades, Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls has stood as one of the most ambitious philanthropic investments in edu…

EssenceJul 30education

Who is electable? Michigan’s Senate primary asks a familiar question.

DETROIT — Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, a top Black House Democrat, was making the case for a moderate politician running on boosting …

The 19thJul 30politics

This nurse brings health care to people outside a detention center. She says ICE agents assaulted her.

Norma Bowe looked at the scene unfolding before her: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, dressed in their camo-colored tactica…

The 19thJul 30activism

R&B Rising: Isaiah Falls Is Making The Music He Wants To Hear

Isaiah Falls is seeing years of work pay off in real time. His audience has grown considerably since “Florida Baby” helped bring more listen…

EssenceJul 30global

Vivica A. Fox’s Beauty & Style Evolution

Vivica A. Fox is a chameleon whose style perfectly accompanies her legendary roles. In Set It Off (1996) she was a red-manicured bank teller…

EssenceJul 30activism

Has the cyclospora outbreak impacted berries? What parents of berry-aged children need to know.

When Rae Rivers read news reports about a growing foodborne illness in multiple states, the Rhode Island mother of two panicked. The disease…

The 19thJul 30breakthroughs

ESSENCE ESCAPES: Inside Terrence J And Mikalah Sultan’s Unforgettable Dubai Wedding Weekend

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when Black love meets Black joy against a backdrop most of us only dream about. That’s exact…