Taylor Lewis
Essence Magazine
United States
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How One Trans 12-Year-Old is Planning on Changing the Narrative
From a young age, Trinity Neal knew that she wasn’t a boy. Now, she’s hoping her story will help make trans acceptance the norm. → Read More
White House Report Uncovers Startling Prison Practices Within the U.S.
White House statistics reveal that fifty percent of those incarcerated suffer from a mental illness, 33 percent have received a form of public assistance at some point in their life and 10 percent were homeless at some point in the year before they entered prison. In 2013, over 20 percent of states spent more money on incarceration than they did on education. → Read More
There Are Only 88 Black Female Tech Start-Ups. Kathryn Finney Wants to Change That
Digitalundivided founder Kathryn Finney told ESSENCE.com that the power to shine a light on Black female techies lies in our hands. → Read More
Learn the Inspiring True Story of Black Trans Pioneer Lucy Hicks Anderson
Lucy Hicks Anderson was a trans woman and socialite who found herself on trial for marrying a man and wearing women’s clothes during Prohibition-era America. → Read More
Bernie Sanders Talks Racism, Funding HBCUs During South Carolina Town Hall Meeting
Sanders said that unlike any other president, President Obama has faced resistance from Republicans simply because of the color of his skin → Read More
Miami’s Black Tech Week Draws 1,600 Entrepreneurs
The second annual conference provided Black tech entrepreneurs with networking opportunities, panels and pitch competitions → Read More
Yaaas! Slack Sends Four Black Female Engineers to Accept a Major Tech Award
"All we know is we’ve got 9 percent of women of color engineering at Slack...and we’re the fastest-growing enterprise-software startup of all time." → Read More
Bernie Sanders Kicks Off National HBCU Tour
Sanders will stop at a Howard, Florida A&M and Benedict College, among others → Read More
Surprise! Columbus Short Secretly Tied the Knot with Karrine Steffans
The two are co-starring in the (aptly named) movie Meet the Shorts. → Read More
Chicago Police Release Video in Fatal 2013 Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen
Cedrick Chatman was killed after police mistook a black iPhone box in his hand for a firearm. → Read More
Adele’s Karaoke Rendition of ‘Monster’ is Nicki Minaj-Approved
The “Hello” singer has received the Roman stamp of approval. → Read More
Drake, Kevin Hart to Go Head-to-Head for NBA All-Star Game
The comedian and rapper have been asked to coach Team USA and Team Canada, respectively. → Read More
Kenya Moore Releases Snippet of Upcoming Memoir Chronicling Her Painful Childhood
The Real Housewives of Alanta star said that her mother has never claimed her as her own. → Read More
Gayle King to Interview the Obamas as Part of Super Bowl Pre-Game Show
This will be one of Michelle Obama's rare live interviews. → Read More
Kevin Hart Reveals How His Tumultuous Childhood Taught Him to Find the ‘Positive in Every Negative’
Hart said that his father once stole $20 from him to fund his drug habit. → Read More
11 Tweets About the State of the Union Guaranteed to Make You LOL
Consider your day made. → Read More
Haitian-American Filmmakers Win $25,000 Grant from ‘Project Greenlight’
#Josh follows two Haitian-American cousins as they navigate the Miami dating scene. → Read More
Miss President Obama's State of the Union Address? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
The president laid our four key points, discussing the economy, national security, climate change and the state of our nation's politics. → Read More
New ‘Black-ish’ Promo Featuring Kendrick Lamar Is the Video You Didn’t Know You Needed Today
The Johnsons gon' be alright. → Read More
Nevada Prosecutors Say Lamar Odom Will Not Face Drug Charges
The district attorney said that because the cocaine had already materialized in Odom's system, they couldn't prove that he has used the drug while within city limits. → Read More