The Expressions of Essence

28/01/2024

Atlanta Food Waste entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe has raised over $85K on GoFundMe to cover the lunch bills of a Metro Atlanta school district. Students behind on lunch bills are forced to eat cheese sandwiches under the new policy. $88K is due.

24/05/2023

Legendary rock and soul singer Tina Turner, who overcame hardships and abuse to become one of the most popular artists of all time, dies at 83. https://cnn.it/3MWJShD

22/05/2023

Who is the first Chinese American to win the Miss Virginia Teen USA? Ashley Wang of Herndon was crowned Miss Virginia Teen USA.

14/09/2022

Rapper PnB Rock fatally shot at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in South LA. Reports state the shooting resulted from a robbery.

14/09/2022

Sheryl Lee Ralph won her first Emmy on Monday night, for best supporting actress in a comedy for her role as Barbara Howard, in “Abbott Elementary.” She opened her acceptance speech by belting “Endangered Species,” a song by Dianne Reeves. Ralph, who has been a screen actress since the 1970s and has performed on Broadway since the 1980s. Congratulations!

01/09/2022

Bank of America is now offering Black and Hispanic first-time homebuyers in select cities mortgages with zero down payment and zero closing costs. However, applicants do not have to be Black or Hispanic to qualify for the product a representative stated.

22/08/2022

Thousands of farmers gather to protest in Delhi for ‘mahapanchayat’, demanding legislation on the minimum support price for crops, and on other issues.

04/08/2022

American citizen Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Prison on Drug Possession Charges. The White House has said they are working on a potential prisoner exchange with Russia to bring Griner back to the U.S.

21/07/2022

After nearly 20 years of their initial engagement the couple, known as Bennifer, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot in Las Vegas over the weekend in a small ceremony. Congratulations!

21/07/2022

The Senate confirmed in a 50-50 vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie in the affirmative that Lisa Cook has made history, becoming the first Black woman confirmed to a seat on the Federal Reserve’s seven-member board of governors.

21/07/2022

Dr. William R. Harvey, Hampton University President, has announced there will be no increase in tuition, fees, room and board for the 2022-2023 academic year. Hampton University also dissolved all outstanding student account balances for the Spring 2022 semester as well.

21/07/2022

Atlanta’s Donald Glover Hires Malia Obama to a part of the Emmy-Award winner’s writing team for an upcoming series for Amazon Studios.

21/07/2022

Doja Cat claiming she’s quitting music after canceling a show due to a storm, ignites a clash with fans, following her Twitter name changed to 'i quit'. Is Doja Cat really quitting music for good?

21/07/2022

Stacey Abrams has been in the headlines quiet a lot this this last week. Not only is she making an appearance on Star Trek as president of Earth, but she’s also filed a lawsuit after being blocked from fundraising for Georgia governor campaign. Abrams dispute on whether she can be declared nominee has obstructed her from legally raising campaign funds.

21/06/2022

17/03/2022

Brian Carr of Kingdom City Church, a pastor from Charlotte, North Carolina, wanted to relieve some of the financial burdens that families are going through. So he took the initiative and hosted a “Gas on God” event last weekend, gifting $10,000 worth of free gas to over 300 residents of the west side of Charlotte.

02/03/2022

Will Smith Wins SAG Award For 'King Richard'

02/03/2022

$900,000 settlement reached in wrongful arrest of KC teen who was jailed for three weeks.

Tyree Bell has reached an agreement with The Kansas City Police Department after being arrested and detained for three weeks for a crime he didn’t commit.

02/03/2022

Detroit Michigan’s First Black Female-Owned Skating Club Launches Dream Detroit Skating Academy.

The first Black-owned female figure skating club graced the city of Detroit with a grand opening and welcoming arms for youth in the figure skating world.

02/03/2022

Happy National Women’s History Month!

01/03/2022

Happy Birthday to this Queen! 👑

01/03/2022

It’s been reported, Africans and Asians fleeing Ukraine are stranded and subjected to racial discrimination by border guards. However, Ukraine denies reports of racism against Africans.

This was going to be a song of praise. Instead it will be a groan of frustration.

28/02/2022

As the national celebration for Black History ends, we celebrate it every day and should remember that the war on Black History has hit new heights in America.
However, Black History is more than a month, which reaches beyond the America’s. Learning Black history is an opportunity to understand black events beyond stories of racism and slavery to highlight Black achievements, representation, identity, diversity.
It is the chance to explore the African diaspora around the world. Happy Black History, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! 🌍

24/02/2022

Today in 1864 Rebecca Lee Crumpler become the first black woman to receive an M.D. degree and doctor of medicine in the United States. We celebrate you!

22/02/2022

Miss Alabama 2021 Zoe Sozo Bethel has died Friday after sustaining serious injuries to her head.

The mother-of-one was a conservative commentator.

22/02/2022

On this day, the island of St. Lucia between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, finally gained independence from Great Britain in 1979.

18/02/2022

On this day in Black History, Morehouse Predecessor an institution was Founded in 1867 at Augusta, Georgia which was later to become Morehouse College, following its relocation to Atlanta. It is is one of the most prestigious black colleges in the nation and was established in response to the liberation of enslaved African-Americans following the American Civil War. Morehouse adopted a seminary university model and stressed religious instruction in the Baptist tradition.

16/02/2022

James Baskett, the first male African American to win an Academy Award, was born on this day in 1904 in Indianapolis, Indiana. We celebrate you!