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6 Jan

Predestined: How A Medical School Rejection Put Sheila Atim

Photo Credit: Lelanie Foster We tell children that they might be anything they wish to be—but Oprah believes we are able to only be what we’re meant to be. Within the case of Ugandan-born British actress Sheila Atim, Oprah could have it exactly right. Atim, 31, who can also be a singer and playwright, has spent her life learning to lean into her passions—and every time she has been hesitant to accomplish that, external forces have conspired to guide her down the proper path. That was Atim’s outlook when her dream of becoming a physician faded—she recalls that she wasn’t granted any interviews to attend medical school, despite excellent grades and a stellar application. Deeply dissatisfied on the time, Atim now knows...

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5 Jan

Celebrity Couples Who Ended Up Calling It Quits After

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Celebrity Couples Who Ended Up Calling It Quits After

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation After we hear announcements about a few of our favourite couples breaking up, a few of us feel shocked, discouraged, and sad to see the top of what we consider to be a prototype of Black love. After we hear these couples are selecting to provide love a second or third likelihood, our hope is reinstated. Quite quite a few celebrity couples have given love a second try, which is comprehensible because letting go of a relationship that lasted years, sometimes a long time, isn’t easy. Nonetheless, after a second likelihood, sometimes you get all of the clarity and confirmation you wish that it’s time to maneuver on. One of the vital recent couples...

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5 Jan

‘You Are Not Alone:’ Southern Black Girls & Women’s

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‘You Are Not Alone:’ Southern Black Girls & Women’s

Megan Thee Stallion is getting major support The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium. Southern Black Girls is a collective of philanthropists, activists and figures dedicated to ladies’ work, who're rooted in creating movements, securing funding and providing resources for causes that affect women and girls. Today, the organization focused its sights on Megan Thee Stallion and the conversation her name has sparked regarding violence toward Black women. In an open letter showing support for the Houston “Hot Girl,” leaders like Marc Lamont Hill, Tamika D. Mallory, Angela Rye, Bevy Smith, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, ‘Me Too’ founder Tarana Burke, and more denounced violence against women and condemned the best way our culture has treated the artist...

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5 Jan

The 5 Best Albums Of 2022 – Essence

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The past twelve months have added as much as an incredible yr for music as many artists pushed the envelope with genre-blending albums post-pandemic. For Black music specifically, it was the yr of experimental and anticipated comebacks. Beyoncé gifted the dance floor with RENAISSANCE, The Weeknd demonstrated his melancholic creativity on Dawn FM, Steve Lacy blossomed right into a breakout musician with Gemini Rights, SZA achieved record-breaking success on SOS, and eventually Kendrick Lamar maintained his hip hop status with Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. It’s seemingly difficult to assemble the perfect music releases, especially when a ton of fine music has dropped across hip hop, R&B, pop, jazz, gospel, afrobeats and beyond. Conversely, this top-five list captivated our hearts...

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