Raise Your Voice
ESSENCE is partnering with the Movement for Black Lives to take action to #DefendBlackLife in a post-COVID world. Anti-Black violence, economic crisis, and COVID-19 disproportionately target Black people - we must make concrete demands for a future where Black lives not only matter, but thrive.
Black Lives Matter Street Mural In Front Of Trump Tower Vandalized
Video footage captured a man wearing a hat and a face mask splashing red paint all over New York’s Fifth…
Sen. Kelly Loeffler Says Black Lives Matter 'Seeks To Destroy American Principles'
Loeffler, a Georgia Republican, is the co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream and has drawn furious backlash from her stance…
NYC Begins Painting Black Lives Matter Street Mural In Front Of Trump Tower
Donald Trump has expressed his displeasure about the mural, accusing the “big, expensive, yellow” mural of “denigrating this luxury Avenue.”
Usher Salutes Black Lives Matter in New Video
In his self-directed video for “I Cry,” the artist and activist taps into the legacy of photographer Gordon Parks.
Moana Manifesto: "I Encourage You to Raise Your Voice"
“While I’ve wondered how the first half of 2020 could have been any worse, I realize the second half offers…
Police Looking For 2 White People Who Vandalized California Black Lives Matter Street Mural
The woman was seen on video painting over part of the Black Lives Matter street mural in Martinez, California, while…
WNBA Star Took 2 Seasons Off The Court To Help A Man Wrongfully Convicted Win His Freedom
Maya Moore took a break from the game to help Jonathan Irons.
Indiana Catholic Priest Suspended After Comparing Black Lives Matter Protesters To 'Maggots And Parasites'
Rev. Theodore Rothrock, pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel, later apologized, saying he didn’t mean to offend…
Florida Sheriff Threatens To Deputize Gun Owners Against Protesters
Darryl Daniels, Clay County’s first Black sheriff, promised to quash any “lawlessness” in protests with the help of gun-owning residents.
Terry Crews Tweets 'We Must Ensure #BlackLivesMatter Doesn't Morph Into #BlackLivesBetter'
Blink twice if you need us to save you, Terry.