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What He Does With It Might Be<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/javian-baker-ph-d\/\">Javian Baker, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585975\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/the-tyler-perry-tsa-gift-card-debacle\/\">The Tyler Perry Atlanta TSA Gift Card Debacle Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/bridgette-bartlett-royall-0\/\">Bridgette Bartlett Royall<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586021\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/what-to-wear-to-your-easter-sunday-celebrations\/\">What To Wear To Your Easter Sunday Celebrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585871\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/15-books-by-black-authors-april-2026\/\">ESSENCE AUTHORS: 15 Books By Black Authors We\u2019re Looking Forward To In April<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/bridgette-bartlett-royall-0\/\">Bridgette Bartlett Royall<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585652\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/gallery\/atl-turns-20-cast-then-and-now\/\">\u2018ATL\u2019 Turns 20: See The Cast Then And Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/okla-jones\/\">Okla Jones<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586124\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-fashions-newest-it-girl\/\">Forest Whitaker\u2019s Daughter True Is Fashion\u2019s Newest It-Girl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586079\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/jay-z-black-billionaires-responsibility\/\">Jay-Z\u2019s Wealth Isn\u2019t The Problem. What He Does With It Might Be<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/javian-baker-ph-d\/\">Javian Baker, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585975\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/the-tyler-perry-tsa-gift-card-debacle\/\">The Tyler Perry Atlanta TSA Gift Card Debacle Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/bridgette-bartlett-royall-0\/\">Bridgette Bartlett Royall<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586021\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/what-to-wear-to-your-easter-sunday-celebrations\/\">What To Wear To Your Easter Sunday Celebrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585871\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/15-books-by-black-authors-april-2026\/\">ESSENCE AUTHORS: 15 Books By Black Authors We\u2019re Looking Forward To In April<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/bridgette-bartlett-royall-0\/\">Bridgette Bartlett Royall<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585652\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/gallery\/atl-turns-20-cast-then-and-now\/\">\u2018ATL\u2019 Turns 20: See The Cast Then And Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/okla-jones\/\">Okla Jones<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586124\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-fashions-newest-it-girl\/\">Forest Whitaker\u2019s Daughter True Is Fashion\u2019s Newest It-Girl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586079\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/jay-z-black-billionaires-responsibility\/\">Jay-Z\u2019s Wealth Isn\u2019t The Problem. What He Does With It Might Be<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/javian-baker-ph-d\/\">Javian Baker, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585975\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/the-tyler-perry-tsa-gift-card-debacle\/\">The Tyler Perry Atlanta TSA Gift Card Debacle Explained<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/bridgette-bartlett-royall-0\/\">Bridgette Bartlett Royall<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586021\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/what-to-wear-to-your-easter-sunday-celebrations\/\">What To Wear To Your Easter Sunday Celebrations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585871\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/15-books-by-black-authors-april-2026\/\">ESSENCE AUTHORS: 15 Books By Black Authors We\u2019re Looking Forward To In April<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/bridgette-bartlett-royall-0\/\">Bridgette Bartlett Royall<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1585652\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/gallery\/atl-turns-20-cast-then-and-now\/\">\u2018ATL\u2019 Turns 20: See The Cast Then And Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/okla-jones\/\">Okla Jones<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586124\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/forest-whitakers-daughter-true-is-fashions-newest-it-girl\/\">Forest Whitaker\u2019s Daughter True Is Fashion\u2019s Newest It-Girl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1586079\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/celebrity\/jay-z-black-billionaires-responsibility\/\">Jay-Z\u2019s Wealth Isn\u2019t The Problem. 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