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Zinhle Essamuah

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May 2014 | Two of Zinhle’s TEDx videos were chosen as an Editor’s Pick on TED.com | Click here for the article

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a pop of red always reminds me that senior year of high school i was Rosie in ‘Bye, Bye Birdie!’ the musical and all my costumes were also red 💃🏾swipe for a #throwback ➡️✨some things never change 😏

🔎 so, what’s happening in the White House? here’s our rundown of the #Biden admin’s first month in office - including the nomination of the most diverse cabinet ✨ever.✨#knowthis

🏦cash bail 🏦 - what is it, and why do so many people want to end it? in our show, we discuss how + why #Illinois became the first state in the country to eliminate #cashbail. critics of cash bail have long said the practice keeps poor people in jail for months awaiting trial. i spoke with Sharone Mitchell, Jr., the director of #IllinoisJusticeProject, about the legislation, prison, reform, and where we go from here.

weekend wandering = 😈🥚🔥 • egg puns welcome 👇🏾

On this last day of BHM 2021, I share the story of Amber Rose Isaac, who would have turned 27 this past week. She is a young Black woman who died in childbirth during the pandemic last year, a life lost to the unacceptable Black maternal mortality disparities in the United States (where Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die in childbirth). In no way are Black stories confined to our suffering - or the shortest month of the year - but, as always, I’m reminded while holding our Black beauty, nuance and power — the work continues. Full report in my story.

Dose 1. Over 500,000 lost. Half a million lives. Thinking of them, especially today. #vaccinated

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