Kienjanae “K.J.” Hooper’s senior year had not quite turned out as she’d hoped. On-site learning at her East Texas high school ended abruptly in mid-March due to the deadly coronavirus […] The post East Texas Student Told Remove Braids Or No Graduation appeared first on Essence.

Sharon Chuter is, and always has been, a straight shooter. The UOMA Beauty Founder and CEO and former LVMH beauty executive is not one to sugar coat or hold punches, […] The post Sharon Chuter To Beauty Brands: Pull Up For Black Lives Or Shut Up appeared first on Essence.

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Manuel Ellis died while in police custody in Tacoma, Washington mere weeks before George Floyd died pleading, “I can’t breathe” after officers with the Minneapolis Police Department kneeled on his […] The post Manuel Ellis: Black Man Died From Lack Of Oxygen, Being Restrained While In Police Custody appeared first on Essence.