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media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1M0qnC3E-720-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH | 2025: A Year to Redirect, Not Rest \u2013 ESSENCE Black Futures Honorees Speak Candidly About Why We Need Collective Action Now More Than Ever\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1527195\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/videos\/watch-2025-a-year-to-redirect-not-rest-essence-black-futures-honorees-speak-candidly-about-why-we-need-collective-action-now-more-than-ever\/\">WATCH | 2025: A Year to Redirect, Not Rest \u2013 ESSENCE Black Futures Honorees Speak Candidly About Why We Need Collective Action Now More Than Ever<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/essence\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essence<\/a><\/span><span class=\"essence-topic__sep entry-meta__sep\">&middot;<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-03-11T14:44:36-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Mar 11, 2025<\/time><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2160941571-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Championing Change: Inside The ESSENCE Black Women In Business Dinner\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1479271\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/money-career\/essence-black-women-business-dinner-2024\/\">Championing Change: Inside The ESSENCE Black Women In Business Dinner<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/kimberly-wilson\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kimberly Wilson<\/a><\/span><span class=\"essence-topic__sep entry-meta__sep\">&middot;<\/span><time datetime=\"2024-12-05T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Dec 5, 2024<\/time><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"see-all\"><a href=\"\/videos\" rel=\"tag\">See All Watch<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\" style=background-color:><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\" style=\"color:\">Wealth &amp; Power<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"essence-promo\" data-id=\"1586473\">\n\t<figure class=\"essence-promo__featured-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/world-cup-travel-hotels-2026\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hc9hovyohathy14eomrw.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hc9hovyohathy14eomrw.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hc9hovyohathy14eomrw.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hc9hovyohathy14eomrw.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hc9hovyohathy14eomrw.jpg\" alt=\"World Cup Travel Is About To Get Expensive \u2014 Here&#039;s Where To Stay Before Prices Spike\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture><\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"essence-promo__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-promo__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/world-cup-travel-hotels-2026\/\">World Cup Travel Is About To Get Expensive \u2014 Here&#039;s Where To Stay Before Prices Spike<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/world-cup-travel-hotels-2026\/\">From Atlanta to New York, these are the hotels worth booking now before World Cup demand sends prices through the&hellip;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-promo__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-06T09:30:00-04:00\" class=\"onChange__date entry-meta__date\">Apr 6, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"essence-topics\" style=background-color:><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\"  essence-topic\" data-id=\"1586407\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Misty-Copeland-for-Thornes-Womens-Health-Campaign.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Misty-Copeland-for-Thornes-Womens-Health-Campaign.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Misty-Copeland-for-Thornes-Womens-Health-Campaign.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Misty-Copeland-for-Thornes-Womens-Health-Campaign.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Misty-Copeland-for-Thornes-Womens-Health-Campaign.jpg\" alt=\"At 43, Misty Copeland Is Opening Up About Perimenopause And Why More Women Need To Talk About It Sooner\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sports<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Apr 06, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"1586407\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/sports\/misty-copeland-perimenopause\/\">At 43, Misty Copeland Is Opening Up About Perimenopause And Why More Women Need To Talk About It Sooner<\/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\/kimberly-wilson\/\">Kimberly Wilson<\/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\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"  essence-topic\" data-id=\"1586538\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SnapInsta.to_658481162_18577297354000206_2072242474764801375_n-Cropped.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SnapInsta.to_658481162_18577297354000206_2072242474764801375_n-Cropped.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SnapInsta.to_658481162_18577297354000206_2072242474764801375_n-Cropped.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SnapInsta.to_658481162_18577297354000206_2072242474764801375_n-Cropped.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SnapInsta.to_658481162_18577297354000206_2072242474764801375_n-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Scott Goes Wine Red And More Best Celebrity Beauty Moments\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Apr 06, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"1586538\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/jill-scott-best-celebrity-beauty-moments\/\">Jill Scott Goes Wine Red And More Best Celebrity Beauty Moments<\/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\/india-espy-jones\/\">India Espy-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\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"  essence-topic\" data-id=\"1586518\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269680637-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269680637-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269680637-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269680637-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2269680637-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Star Gazing: ATL 404 Day, \u2018The Drama\u2019 Premiere, Zendaya, Halle Bailey And More\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Entertainment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Apr 06, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"1586518\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/gallery\/star-gazing-404-day-the-drama\/\">Star Gazing: ATL 404 Day, \u2018The Drama\u2019 Premiere, Zendaya, Halle Bailey And More\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<\/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\t<\/article>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\t<div id=\"essence_incontent_21700271123-2571-0\"\n\t\t\t class=\"ad-position incontent dfp-ads-horizontal essence_incontent\"\n\t\t\t data-placement-name=\"essence_incontent\"\n\t\t\t data-freestar-ad=\"__300x250 __728x90\"\n\t><!-- CLS Placeholder -->\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Wealth &amp; Power<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"essence-promo\" data-id=\"1586481\">\n\t<figure class=\"essence-promo__featured-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/beginner-running-essentials\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2251314488.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2251314488.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2251314488.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2251314488.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2251314488.jpg\" alt=\"New To Running? These Are The Only Essentials You Actually Need To Start\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture><\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"essence-promo__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/lifestyle\/\" rel=\"tag\">Lifestyle<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-promo__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/beginner-running-essentials\/\">New To Running? These Are The Only Essentials You Actually Need To Start<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/beginner-running-essentials\/\">From sneakers to sports bras, these are the essentials that take the guesswork out of starting your running journey.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-promo__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-05T18:25:31-04:00\" class=\"onChange__date entry-meta__date\">Apr 5, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"essence-topics\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1445935\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2257300602-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2257300602-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2257300602-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2257300602-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2257300602-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pharrell Williams Most Iconic Looks Of All Time\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/fashion\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fashion<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; 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Grooming Game\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Apr 05, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"1532415\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/pharrell-best-beauty-grooming-moments\/\">17 Times Pharrell Changed The Beauty &amp; Grooming Game<\/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\/larry-stansbury\/\">Larry Stansbury<\/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\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1532361\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1508402621-Cropped.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1508402621-Cropped.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1508402621-Cropped.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1508402621-Cropped.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-1508402621-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Scott&#039;s Beauty Evolution\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; 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Mayor Sets Blueprint For Black Women In Politics\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture><\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"essence-promo__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-promo__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/politics\/muriel-bowser-third-term-dc-mayor-black-women-politics\/\">Muriel Bowser\u2019s Historic Third Term As D.C. 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Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester Says It Could Restrict Millions Of Voters\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Mar 31, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\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=\"1585711\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/politics\/lisa-blunt-rochester-save-act-voting-rights-2026\/\">What Is the SAVE Act? Sen. 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