The White House says a private Russian military company has taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster its forces invading Ukraine.

A statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose “immortal” cells have led to countless medical breakthroughs, will be built in her birthplace of Roanoke, Virginia, according to ABC News. Lacks was […] The post Henrietta Lacks Statue Will Replace Monument Of Robert E. Lee In Virginia appeared first on Essence.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco conducted dozens of unethical medical experiments including injecting pesticides and herbicides into men’s veins.

During an exclusive roundtable discussion with ESSENCE about the making of the official and definitive biopic of Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, director Kasi Lemmons and […] The post WATCH: Kasi Lemmons And Naomi Ackie Respond To Backlash Over Brits ‘Taking’ Roles Portraying American Icons appeared first on Essence.