As the grandchild of a civil rights activist, Porsha Williams recently revealed that her first experiences with racism happened at the tender age of 6 years old. The Real Housewives […] The post Porsha Williams Reveals She Was Chased By The KKK At 6 Years Old appeared first on Essence.

Three months after officers from the Louisville Metro Department broke into Breonna Taylor’s apartment with a battering ram and fired multiple shots into the home, ultimately killing the 26-year-old, the […] The post Breonna Taylor Was Shot At Least 8 Times, Police Report Lists Her Injuries As ‘None’ appeared first on Essence.

Jas Waters, best known for being a staff writer on This Is Us and Kidding, has died. She was 39. The news was confirmed by the NBC series. A statement […] The post ‘This Is Us’ Writer Jas Waters Dead appeared first on Essence.

At an alarming rate COVID-19 has affected at least 2 million people, making medical supplies including mask and gowns hard to come by. During the beginning of the crisis, essential […] The post 20 Black Designers Providing Effective Face Masks appeared first on Essence.