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Texas has managed the near-impossible: Its presidential election lawsuit just got worse
As it seeks to clarify its claims, it makes clear how shallow the claims were.
Megan Thee Stallion Shows Off Natural Hair
Despite the pandemic, Megan Thee Stallion has had a groundbreaking year. Recently dropping her debut album, “Good News,” the Houston rapper has scored Grammy nominations,...
Here’s How These Accomplished Entrepreneurs Pitched Their Businesses For The Very First Time
If you’re an entrepreneur who is in the process of creating or revising your brand pitch, then this conversation from the 2020 ESSENCE + New...
Lawmakers with stock holdings vote in ways that juice their portfolios, data show
Amid calls for stricter regulation of congressional stock ownership, researchers find that financial self-interest outweighs party, ideology and other factors in policy decisions.
Taraji P. Henson Set To Direct Her First Film
What can’t she do?! Oscar-nominated and 2020 Essence cover star Taraji P. Henson will make her directorial debut in an upcoming comedy, Two-Faced. She will...
The Trump team throws in the towel on proving voter fraud
For weeks, the Trump campaign has said it had conclusive evidence of fraud. The last-ditch lawsuit it has joined from Texas, though, acknowledges that that's...
Black Women Entrepreneurs Share Honest Insights About Seeking Out Venture Capital
During this insightful segment at our 2020 ESSENCE + New Voices Virtual Entrepreneur Summit, entrepreneurs Kimberly Bryant, Ashlee Ammons, Kerry Schrader and Pinky Cole joined...
The new tidal wave of coronavirus deaths has arrived
More people died from covid-19 on Wednesday than died in the September 11th attacks.
The Trump administration is delivering on a 2020 vaccine, but not at the levels the president suggested
Many of the promises and projections that the Trump administration made on coronavirus vaccines have since been revised or contradicted by Trump officials or by...
More than half of House Republicans support Texas lawsuit challenging election results
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) spearheaded the effort to round up support after receiving a call from Trump on Wednesday. In all, 106 of 196 Republicans...