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8 Dec

Joy Sunday Has Us Under Her Spell – Essence

Joy Sunday Has Us Under Her Spell – Essence
Wednesday, Netflix’s live-action tackle how the Addams’ family’s only daughter would fare in the fashionable world, is an authorized hit. (As if it ever could’ve been some other way.) The actors are experiencing explosive bursts of interest of their careers, and the show is already one among streaming platform’s hottest series ever. The earliest plotline is easy: Wednesday Addams is erm..having a difficult time suffering bullies. So she’s sent to Nevermore Academy, Morticia’s alma mater and a college for the gifted. Addams meets a number of literal characters, including her clairvoyant ancestor Goody Addams, her bubbly, fanged roommate, Enid, and her sometimes opponent, sometimes savior Bianca Barclay, a siren who’s disconcerted by Wednesday’s arrival. After all, there are more faces...
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14 Oct

’90s Music, ‘Golden Girls’ And Disneyland: Lauren London On

’90s Music, ‘Golden Girls’ And Disneyland: Lauren London On
Danny Williams After overcoming great obstacles in the previous couple of years, Lauren London is admittedly a modified person. You will have noticed. Since Nipsey Hussle’s passing in 2019, conversations together with her, about her, have been subdued and reflective — about loss, healing. But as ESSENCE learned in recent conversation together with her, she’s also been incredibly inspired — by her own strength and that of her two sons. That resilience has inspired her Ceaselessly Stronger collection with Puma, which originally was released in 2021 and quickly sold out. On June 9, a reimagined extension of the unique launch was made available. This one, still with the signature LA penmanship on the chest, was inspired by her boys and offers...
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7 Oct

Mental Health Awareness: The Joy of Mind & Body

Mental Health Awareness: The Joy of Mind & Body
From social distancing, mandatory mask wearing and the isolation from our family members, these coronavirus realties are unprecedented times. Naturally, this abrupt shift in our on a regular basis movement has modified the world as we realize it, leaving lasting effects across the globe, but in addition to our mental health. Whether we notice it or not, undergoing a world pandemic that modified on a regular basis life for nearly everyone, and took the lives of over 6 million people worldwide, will at all times affect us; How we elect to maneuver forward nevertheless, is as much as us.  The Black community, having already faced inequity in the case of the health care system and mental health awareness have also experienced...
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5 Sep

Prioritizing Wellness To Preserve Your Joy As A Black

Prioritizing Wellness To Preserve Your Joy As A Black
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