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Following the death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the calls to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge where he was brutally beaten while fighting for the right of […] The post Calls To Rename Edmund Pettus Bridge Intensify Following Death of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis appeared first on Essence.

Jill Scott celebrated the 20th anniversary of her debut album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 with a special message to her supporters. In an IGTV video […] The post Jill Scott Shares The Pitfalls Of Fame On The 20th Anniversary Of Her Classic Debut Album appeared first on Essence.

The disproportionate number of COVID-19 illnesses and deaths in the Black community, coupled with the deliberating economic impact across industries have left many of us overwhelmed. As we grieve personal, professional, […] The post Great Expectations: Friendship In The Time Of Quarantine appeared first on Essence.

Representative John Lewis, longtime Congressman and icon of the Civil Rights Movement, died Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. “It is with inconsolable grief […] The post John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, Dead at 80 appeared first on Essence.