Kimberly Wilson
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Black And Outside: Clarenda Stanley And The Intrinsic Black Joy of Green Heffa Farms
“So many times I feel that we have been disconnected from the land just through oppression. And I see now a returning, a resurgence, a...
Issa Rae Expands Her Media Empire With New Ad Agency, “Fete”
Issa Rae launched her entertainment production company Hoorae Media in honor of her late aunt, Rae Louise Hayward, an artist and community leader that co-founded...
Exclusive: Steph Curry Announces ‘I Am Extraordinary’ — A Picture Book To Help Children Overcome Self-Doubt
Steph Curry continues to promote self-acceptance on and off the court. His new children’s picture book I Am Extraordinary, the follow-up to 2022’s I Have...
Duke University Is Offering Free Tuition To Students From Families Making Under $150k
Some students will receive a huge reprieve this fall. Duke University will give full tuition grants to undergraduate students with North Carolina and/or South Carolina...
OWN TV’s Aikisha Holly Colon Is Rebuilding Mississippi’s “Black Wall Street” One Investment At A Time
If you listen closely enough, you can hear the footfalls and excited chatter of young, Black shoppers. The ghosts of the shopkeepers greeting customers with...
This Woman-Owned Influencer Agency Is Helping Black Content Creators Get The Cultural Currency They Deserve
A new report from Nielsen affirmed what we’ve always felt: Black influencers create the cool. The Black Creator Impact Report took a deep dive into media metrics...
Gen Z Is The Most Entrepreneurial And Neurodiverse Generation In The Workforce—This Is How Employers Can Create Space For Them
Gen Z is known for many things, but one report, in particular, is putting respect on the young generation’s name by pointing to their ingenuity...
These 3 Black-Owned Record Labels Changed Music History
Black music is American music. We generally understand this fact to be true—after all, Black people are innovators of sound and music—creating genres, like jazz,...
Yes, Hiring Managers Are Scrolling Through Your Social Media Profiles — And It Probably Cost You A Job
If you think your last snarky Tweet is just living in an internet abyss, think again. New survey findings from Resume Builder revealed that 7...
ESSENCE Premieres Its Docu-series ‘Time Of Essence’ At The American Black Film Festival
One of the most prolific life guides for Black women is finally ready to share its own story. During Juneteenth weekend ESSENCE and OWN convened...