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3 Oct

Boris Kodjoe And Nicole Ari Parker On ‘Repeatedly Evolving’

Boris Kodjoe And Nicole Ari Parker On ‘Repeatedly Evolving’
Pascal Le Segretain/amfAR/Getty Images for amfAR Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe could also be big Hollywood stars, but their busy schedules don’t keep the pair from prioritizing quality time — with their kids, Sophie, 17, and Nicholas, 15, and with each other. The 2 are sometimes lucky enough to even work together, including on their recent Lifetime movie Protected Space, which Nicole starred in and Boris directed. Their latest collaboration is off-camera and involves something not as sexy and dramatic as Hollywood storylines, but essential nonetheless — cleansing. The couple has partnered with P&G in support of the brand’s Bounty paper towels and Microban 24 cleansing products. ESSENCE talked to them about that, in addition to how they bond as...
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26 Sep

Candace Parker Says Her Daughter Was The Reason She

Candace Parker Says Her Daughter Was The Reason She
Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for adidas When WNBA champion and NBA commentator Candace Parker shared in December 2021 that she had not only been married for 2 years to Anna Petrakova but that they were also expecting a baby together, it took loads of people by surprise. The choice to share such a non-public a part of her life was not one Parker took flippantly. As she revealed in a recent interview with TIME, she only selected to accomplish that to send a message to her daughter, Lailaa, 13, from her first marriage to former NBA player Sheldon Williams. “I all the time tell my daughter to be herself. I all the time tell my daughter to be happy with who she...
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