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Exclusive: Atatiana Jefferson’s Sister Pens Open Letter To President-Elect Joe Biden, VP-Elect Kamala Harris

One day after Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean shot and killed my sister Atatiana Jefferson while she was inside her own home playing video...

Trump’s pardon of Paul Manafort brings full circle the undermining of the Russia investigation

Manafort was one of the marquee names in a large batch of controversial pardons and commutations of sentences that the president announced this week.

Struggling renters face avalanche of evictions without federal aid

Hundreds of thousands of eviction notices have piled up in America’s courthouses during the pandemic

Republicans’ loyalty to Trump means more doubt hovers over Biden’s hope of bipartisanship

Biden's desire to work with Republicans could be a bigger challenge than some may have hoped.

2020 Was Lit: The 12 Best Books By Black Authors

From memoirs that made us feel seen to a best-selling romantic novel that reminds us love is never a wasted emotion. Here are our favorite...

What Do Different Facial Breakouts Mean?

Picture this. You’re getting ready for a major Zoom meeting. You’ve done your hair and picked out the best outfit. You’ve been keeping an eye...

Trump appointees try to expand ‘ministerial exception’ beyond what law allows, critics say

Opponents fear policies will allow faith-based organizations liberty to discriminate.

Black Girl Approved: What Got Me Through 2020

Often, during the last 300-odd days, I have thought about Beyoncé’s lyric in “Feelin Myself” when she said, “I stop the world, world, stop… carry...

Trump vowed to drain the swamp. Then he granted clemency to three former congressmen convicted of federal crimes.

Pardons and commutations went to “cronies” while thousands of applications at the Justice Department are pending.

11 Kwanzaa Gift Ideas From Black-Owned Businesses That Your Tribe Will Love

Essence has been intentional about encouraging you to #buyblack this holiday season. We know you didn’t think we were stopping at Christmas—you should be buying...