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Trans people can currently obtain accurate passports under a court order, but advocates warn the window may close soon as the ...
The war against the trans community by way of passports is just one attempt from the Trump administration to roll back trans ...
Paul Pierce Sparks Debate by Comparing American and Overseas Women on Podcast. N BA legend Paul Pierce is under fire for controversial remarks made on his podcast “The Truth Aft ...
In today’s climate of renewed Black consciousness and ancestral reclamation, the global call for connection to Africa is ...
The seeming decline of a certain type of novelist is much discussed and debated in the literary world. But the bigger question is whether it matters.
ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...
"But when we have more Black men in our classrooms, all students, especially Black boys, are more likely to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally." That insight led Hendricks to launch the He ...
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January limiting gender to a male-female binary, a federal judge ruled that passport sex markers cannot be limited, allowing representation to ...
But Black men living with SCD often face a double burden: the pain of a chronic, life-threatening illness and the pressure to perform traditional roles of masculinity — protector, provider, leader.
A transgender woman from Boise, Idaho, struggles with conflicting legal documents and travel challenges after getting an incorrect passport under Donald Trump.