After surviving medical neglect during pregnancy, Rayna Reid Rayford turned pain into purpose. She’s launching Pregnant and Black to help save lives and protect Black mothers through advocacy and culturally competent care. https://t.co/gb2V33KtND
Two-time Howard University grad Dr. Kenvi Phillips is the inaugural Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and will be in charge of all Library activities, administration, planning and programs. https://t.co/05bkh3jeLu
ESSENCE had a chance to sit down with dynamic Black-owned creative marketing husband and wife, Dr. Dawn and Stacey Wade, who recently launched West End Gin, a new premium spirit. https://t.co/QVvLFMXpCl
Missouri voted to increase funding for police in Kansas City last Tuesday.
This is the second time in two years that voters passed Amendment 4, which raised the minimum threshold for funding the Kansas City Police Department. https://t.co/YbYsu0xTHz
Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, offering up repeated attacks against Vice President Harris’s race, heritage and gender.
President Biden’s former Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice dissected his tactics. https://t.co/B1CVb9Flh4
ESSENCE had a chance to sit down with Kimberly Atkins Stohr after Vice President Kamala Harris became the next Democratic presidential nominee to discuss the current political landscape. https://t.co/BP0M6f0dtj
Two-time Howard University grad Dr. Kenvi Phillips is the inaugural Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library and will be in charge of all Library activities, administration, planning and programs. https://t.co/Tqkwtp3UXF
Four hotel employees were charged with murder last week in the death of D’vontaye Mitchell after restraining and holding him down outside of a Hyatt, where he suffocated on June 30. https://t.co/8TkhwQKPAS
In 1988, Anthony Nesty became the first Black swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
Now, 36 years later, he is making history once again as the first Black head swimming coach for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. https://t.co/N7iFbQ5Aqg
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM), and the goal of the month is to raise awareness and increase donor registration in communities of color. https://t.co/1RSzryT5oR