Tragic final photos of celebrities before they passed away.
A Thread 🧵
1. One of the last known photos of actor Robin Williams taken before he tragically ended his own life.
This one is for you.
You are the heartbeat of our festival—the rhythm that keeps us moving and the soul that infuses every note, every dance, and every joyous moment. Your rich heritage, vibrant culture, and unwavering spirit have shaped us, and for that, we thank you.
This festival is a love letter to you. It is a celebration of our shared history, our collective achievements, and our boundless creativity.
We Love Us. We love our stories, our music, our art, our resilience, and our boundless joy. This festival is a tribute to the power of community and the beauty of our heritage. It is a reminder that, together, we are unstoppable.
Thank you for sharing the journey with us. Here’s to 30 years of love, unity, and celebration—let’s keep this thing going.
With all our love and gratitude,
ESSENCE Festival
Intergenerational dialogue, lineage. This is ingenious and exemplifies why we still need platforms like Essence and other titles for Black audiences. These women, for their respective generations, provided comic relief, connection and understanding on screens. Love this cover
Ok so:
1. she’s right.
2. I feel her.
3. What are y’all stylists going to do about this ongoing issue of unsatisfied clients and poor client experience?
Say a prayer for Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston, murdered at 24 after getting off work by 4 teens on a crime spree.
Preston had been with the force for 3 years. She was set to graduate with an MA from Loyola U. Chicago School of Law on Saturday.
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