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  • 2 months ago | essence.com | Jordyn Brown

    Did you know that APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD) is a serious genetic disease that impacts people of African ancestry? AMKD affects thousands of Black women and men, however, it’s not yet widely known or diagnosed in the United States. Therefore, we want to recognize AMKD Awareness Day, held annually on the last Tuesday of April.

  • 2 months ago | essence.com | Jordyn Brown

    Composite by India Espy-Jones In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, Product Of The Week helps you cut through the noise. To help you find your new beauty and wellness favorites, this series highlights the tried-and-true products that our writers can’t live without.

  • 2 months ago | essence.com | Jordyn Brown

    The Queens, New York, native took a leap of faith and launched an eponymous cosmetics brand that’s now a major force in the global beauty industry.

  • 2 months ago | beautycon.com | Jordyn Brown

    Donni Davy didn’t set out to become a beauty brand founder, let alone a makeup artist. This might come as a shock to fans of Davy, whose cult-favorite beauty looks on HBO’s hit show Euphoria’s have been integrated deep into the zeitgeist and onto everyone’s mood boards. The makeup artist was initially on a completely different career path: she was a photographer. “I was an art kid; I was into painting, colors, and glitter. etc. I had no real interest in makeup growing up,” she tells Beautycon.

  • 2 months ago | essence.com | Jordyn Brown

    This week on Shop Essence Live we talk to Patrice Chappelle, a powerhouse mom and entrepreneur, turned frustration into innovation when she and her son Bron Echols co-founded MelanBrand Skin, a game-changing skincare line designed for young melanated skin. After tirelessly searching store shelves and finding nothing safe, effective, and truly made for her children’s unique skin needs, Patrice knew it was time to create what was missing.

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Jordyn Brown
Jordyn Brown @thejordynbrown
8 Aug 24

RT @Tim_Walz: I'll just say it: Donald Trump and JD Vance are creepy and, yes, weird. We are not going back.

Jordyn Brown
Jordyn Brown @thejordynbrown
8 Aug 24

Also ngl now that I’m not a working journalist anymore, I can firmly say in the “would you rather pick the man or the bear” argument, Tim Walz is one of few I would pick over the bear 😇

Jordyn Brown
Jordyn Brown @thejordynbrown
8 Aug 24

In honor of Tim Walz being the talk of the town — here’s a throwback to when I was a Minnesota journo and covered him first getting elected governor! One of my favorite stories to do because teachers were at the center, filled with HOPE https://t.co/KnIuMspOa8