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13 Feb

Marrisa Wilson’s Fall/Winter ’23 Collection Celebrates The Unity Of

Marrisa Wilson’s Fall/Winter ’23 Collection Celebrates The Unity Of
Marrisa Wilson's Fall The sound of percussion rumbles closer and closer down the runway. The sound of jazz from the live jazz band, Hera, erupts. Following behind the instrumental is opening model Lauren Forge who danced and twirled down the runway. Marrisa Wilson’s titled Rhythemic Fall/Winter ’23 collection represents the cross sections of music, movement, comfort, and individuality. Ahead of the presentation, ESSENCE caught up with Wilson on the importance of those themes in her collection. “I used to be a dancer for many of my life, so I actually have a deep reference to music and movement. I feel concerning the creative means of crafting my collection as choreography. After I can hear the music, it helps me to visualise....
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28 Nov

Sevetri Wilson’s “Resilia” Closes $35M Series B Round To

Sevetri Wilson’s “Resilia” Closes M Series B Round To
Nonprofits do social good, however it’s almost never easy. Not due to a scarcity of passion, but underdeveloped operational infrastructure. Severtri Wilson recognized this and founded her SaaS (software as a service) company Resilia to assist nonprofits further their day-to-day capability to give attention to what matters. Now, due to a latest investment, Resilia’s reach goes to go even further. In a news release shared with ESSENCE, the corporate announced the closing of a $35M in a history-making series B round. Investors include Panoramic Ventures, Canadian VC Framework Enterprise Partners, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management Fund alongside returning investors Mucker Capital, Callais Capital, Cultivation Capital, Engage Ventures, SoftBank Group’s SB Opportunity Fund, Kimble Ventures, The Jump Fund, and Fearless Fund....
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