SCOTUS Strikes Down Murder Conviction Of Mississippi Black Man, Finding Racial Bias In Jury Selection
Curtis Flowers has spent 22 years on death row in Mississippi. His case has been returned to state court.
Here's A Recap Of Some Of The News That Had Our Attention In 2018
As 2018 comes to an end, it also brings to an end the year of a crazy news cycle. 2018 included everything from Donald Trump’s never-ending antics, Facebook controversy, Kavanaugh […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized With Three Fractured Ribs
The justice fell while in her office at the court on Wednesday evening.
Watch #InMyFeed: Issa Rae Is Our New Black American Princess And More
ESSENCE's daily digital show also discusses Brett Kavanaugh's new website and Eric Holder going off.
BrettKavanaugh.com Is Now A Resource For Sexual Assault Survivors
Justice Brett Kavanaugh did not purchase his own name as a URL and now it is being used as a resource for survivors of sexual abuse.
Trump Apologizes To Kavanaugh For 'The Terrible Pain' He Had to Face During His Confirmation Process
Trump blasted the contentious confirmation process for violating "every notion of fairness, decency and due process."
Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court
UPDATE: 4:00 p.m. ET: In a vote almost strictly along party lines, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote was 50-48, with […]
On Brett Kavanaugh, Sexual Abuse And Domestic Workers
When Professor Anita Hill courageously testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991, I was ten years old. Though I could not possibly comprehend all of the political […]
Sens. Susan Collins, Joe Manchin Confirm They Will Vote ‘Yes’ For Kavanaugh
After giving a 43-minute speech on the Senate floor on Friday afternoon, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) confirmed that she will vote to confirm Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “I will […]
Bette Midler Apologizes For Calling Women 'The N-Word Of The World'
The “Hocus Pocus” star issued an apology hours later for her controversial tweet.
Senate Judiciary Committee To Review FBI’s Kavanaugh Report
The FBI has handed over its supplemental background check on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is expected to review the file later on Thursday. […]
President Donald Trump Mocks Kavanaugh Accuser During Rally In Mississippi
President Donald Trump continues to be…Donald Trump. On Wednesday, the leader of this country decided to take another swipe at Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who is accusing supreme court […]
Brett Kavanaugh Will No Longer Be Teaching At Harvard Law This Winter
Some fallout has began for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who withdrew from teaching at Harvard Law School in the winter, as he was supposed to, following outcry from graduate […]
Journalist Suzanne Malveaux Takes Us Inside The Moment Sen. Jeff Flake Was Confronted By Sexual Assault Survivors
Last Friday, the Senate Judiciary Committee met hours after the hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, to determine the trajectory of Kavanaugh’s confirmation. […]
Watch #InMyFeed: ESSENCE Editors Break Down Brett Kavanaugh's Lies and 'Insecure's' Take On Mental Health
Welcome to #InMyFeed, ESSENCE’s daily digital show that offers you a cheat sheet of the hottest topics already on your timeline. On this episode, we tackle men behaving badly. Seriously, […]
Kavanaugh's Yale Classmate Calls Him Out For 'Blatant Mischaracterization' Of His Drinking
By now, we all should know that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh liked to drink beer back in high school and college. He referenced drinking beer and liking beer about […]
Kelly Rowland, Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay, John Legend & More Speak Out About Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Hearing
Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a dramatic hearing that could decide whether or not federal judge, Brett Kavanaugh, will be appointed to the highest court in the land. After […]
Anita Hill Calls Out Kavanaugh's Behavior During Testimony
Anita Hill is calling it as she sees it, something that she has always done. And as she witnesses the hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and his Dr. […]
Brett Kavanaugh Proved Himself
Brett Kavanaugh proved himself Thursday. He proved himself to be a sexual predator in the violent tradition of all of the violent white men who came before him and those […]