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17 Nov

Gone Too Soon: Actor Chadwick Boseman’s Life In Pictures

Gone Too Soon: Actor Chadwick Boseman’s Life In Pictures
(Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Black Hollywood is in mourning on the sudden lack of award-winning actor and producer Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday after succumbing to a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman died at his home surrounded by his family members. “He died in his home, along with his wife and family by his side,” said an Instagram statement from his representatives. “The family thanks you on your love and prayers, and asks that you simply proceed to respect their privacy during this difficult time.” The beloved actor became a world superstar after playing the titular role in Marvel’s Black Panther, but his most die-hard fans knew his work well long before he became...
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17 Nov

Bridal Bliss: Leah And Rodney Said ‘I Do’ With

Bridal Bliss: Leah And Rodney Said ‘I Do’ With
Amanda Evans Photography Of all of the places Leah and Rodney could have first encountered each other, it just so happened to be Kenya. Sure beats your local bar or networking event, right? It was July 2018, and on the time, Leah, a Wisconsin native born to Nigerian and Panamanian parents, was living and dealing in Nairobi. Rodney, though born in Kenya to Sierra Leonean parents, was just visiting while based out of Lusaka, Zambia. As exotic as all that will sound, despite the dreamy locale, they really didn’t encounter each other in person while, say, perusing a neighborhood market or hanging out at a well-liked attraction. Their love story actually began on a dating app within the East African country....
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16 Nov

Nicole Bullock Attributed Her Extreme Fatigue And Throat Pain

Nicole Bullock Attributed Her Extreme Fatigue And Throat Pain
Michelle Dokes Photography When Chicago native Nicole Bullock first noticed that she wasn’t feeling like her normal self in the summertime of 2016, she wasn’t initially nervous. She simply attributed it to the conventional wear and tear of being a wife and mother of three who was lively in her community. However the symptoms weren’t just normal fatigue. It was extreme tiredness, along with weight reduction, night sweats and “a sensation that something was consistently stuck in my throat,” she tells ESSENCE. When she attempted to take a step back from some commitments and care for herself, things only got worse. “The fatigue intensified and I started quickly losing a major amount of weight although I could not work out,” she...
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