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Victoria Uwumarogie
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We Were Among The First To Dine At The Caribbean’s Longest Bar
The islands of Turks and Caicos could easily be the poster child for Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s popular “SUMMER” song lyric, “Where the water’s so blueeeeee……
How This Couple Built Brooklyn’s Coolest Purpose-Driven Dispensary
Marijuana. Weed. Ganja. The legalization of recreational cannabis and the rise of dispensaries continue to expand across the United States. This growth creates more opportunities…
Can A Woman Break The 4-Minute Mile? This World Champion Plans To Prove It
“Why not dream outside of the box?” That is what world champion athlete Faith Kipyegon thought of as she made the bold choice to attempt…
Mamas At Work: Allyson Felix On Family, The Grief Of Retiring From Track — ‘Training And Competing Was My Entire Life’
Allyson Felix is a seven-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest sprinters to step foot on the track. But she’s also a mom,…
‘This Is A Safe Space’: Inside Atlanta’s The Rest Spot, A Haven For Overwhelmed Black Women
It started with two spare rooms and a radical question: “Does anybody want to rest?” When Jena Burgess Singleton posed that inquiry in a local…
Brian McKnight’s Son, Niko, Passes Away After Battle With Stage 4 Colon Cancer
Singer Brian McKnight and his family are mourning the loss of his son, Niko McKnight. Niko, whom the crooner shared with ex-wife Julie McKnight, passed…
I Went To ESSENCE Fest Alone (Again)—And It Was Everything
ESSENCE Festival hits different when you show up solo. For the second time, I did it on my own—and loved every minute of it. This…
EFOC 2025: Everything (And Everyone) You Missed At The Food And Wine Festival
If you were at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans this past weekend and stopped by the Food and Wine Festival, then I’m…
Expat Diaries: Black Americans On Finding Home In Africa
My first time on the continent of Africa was during the Ajabu Cocktail Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024. The experience proved transformative….
This Founder Created A Self-Care Space For Black Women—Here Are Her Tips For Finding Peace
For The Self Care Lab founder, Imani Murray, she didn’t grow up watching women treating themselves to bouquets of fresh calla lilies or bundles of…