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Jason Lee from “Hollywood Unlocked” wins the bid for California city hall
On November 5, celebrity blogger and reality star Jason Lee was elected to the Stockton, California, city council. Lee ran for the District 6 seat, defeating Vice Mayor Kimberly Warmsly.
Lee posted a celebratory message on Instagram thanking voters and emphasizing his commitment to improving the Stockton community.
“I am deeply honored to have earned the support and trust of my neighbors, my hometown voters, and you.”
“Now I begin the work of creating safer and stronger communities, improving our quality of life and charting our next chapter,” he said.
According to . He moved out of the city in his youth and has been traveling around the world ever since. Still, Lee believes the city government isn’t doing a satisfactory job of caring for the community.
“I just grew up in south Stockton I knew my friends were there (and) my grandmother was there. We had a good time and then there were funerals,” Lee said. “Unfortunately, until I left South Stockton and saw the world, I didn’t really understand how South Stockton had been neglected for decades…I’m not saying there wasn’t some work, but there wasn’t much of it.”
Lee says running for office reminds him of his life before entertainment.
“Running for office reminded me of when I worked for the Union for 11 years at SEIU. It’s really purposeful work,” Lee states. “But being able to help people in my community where I grew up, where my family still lives and where I returned is the most important thing to me. This is my passion.”
The newly elected city councilor showed that he is not going to give in to pressure and is able to defend his beliefs in business. Recently, Lee became famous after his clash with music mogul Jay-Z.
Following the allegations against music executive Sean “P Diddy” Combs, Lee opened up about the power of Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s alleged transgressions.
The podcast host claims that Jay-Z’s associates continuously contact him and he is not going to be intimidated by threats.
“JAY-Z, I know you’re watching because people are calling me. Stop having people call me. You can call me yourself, you know how to get my number. People call me. Call me yourself because this is going to go viral over here,” Lee said.
“I will tell you the audience that if I do go missing, all the calls I get are about him,” he continued.
Congratulations to Lee on his recent political journey.
“At that time we only had acrylic,” Angie Aguirre says Essence, who puts ESPY-Jones in the primary episode. “We didn’t have a number of things we have today.” Starting the series, in honor of the Black History of the month, Aguirre, nail artist Sha’carri Richardson, resembles a black story for extremely long nails-at the identical time spreading techniques from the past.
From memories of curved acrylics on Flo Jo of the Eighties to the red manicure in Donn Summer, and even the nail of Stiletto from the Nineteen Thirties about Queen Nenzim from the Democratic Republic of Congo, manicure for construction has a wealthy history hidden behind every decorating extension.
Using the attention shadows as a substitute of the airbrush machine (which within the Nineteen Nineties was a big, loud pedal machine), she recreated one of the vital popular styles that has since appeared today as a preferred look.
Often appropriated in popular culture long, loud nails are historically called “ghetto” as an offensive statement after they wear black women. Meanwhile, they are sometimes seen as fashionable after they wear white celebrities.
“We usually set up trends [and] People kick, “says Aguirre within the film while painting about traditional nail art visible within the Nineteen Nineties.” When pop culture gets it, they change what they want to be like that. ” However, “black women wore these nails long before social media.”
Now that the nail industry is to succeed in USD 36.27 billion until 2032Aguirre explains the influence that black women have on beauty and what the longer term of those historical manicures will seem like. “Nail game has become very innovative,” he says, with latest products reminiscent of Gel-X. “[It’s] It is very different from what was during the day. “
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On Monday, at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills A Who’s Who of New Stars, Hot Talent and Legends was at hand to honor the best in black talent on the screen for the American Black Film Festival awards. Honores for the Night to Aaron Pierre, who received the Rising Star award (while the crowd sang: “Aaron Pierre, to Mufasaaaa”), Essence Black Women in Hollywood Honree Marla Gibbs, who received the Hollywood Legacy award, Keke Palmer caught the Renaissan prize. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor received the same honor for girls.
Many people got here out to have fun, including presenters Ava DuverNay, Anthony Mackie, Boots Riley, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Regina King. But in Hollywood there have been many stars and massive names, which also got here out with their partners to enjoy the annual event. They began a blue rug with sweet PDA and good vibrations, able to enjoy an important night.
From Larenz Tate and Tomasina’s wife to Dondre Whitfield and Salla Richardson Whitfield, Loretta Devine and husband Glenn Marshall, Lance and Rebecca Gross, and newlyweds Yvette Nicole Brown and Anthony Davis, Love was in the air. (Another essence of black women in Hollywood Honore, Teyana Taylor, was a supporting Aaron Pierre there, and there are rumors that these two enjoy their company, which, for which we’re here.) More couples appeared to this event than since the prize season. Scroll to see and feel all love.
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Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Sophia Rose McDowell
Los Angeles, California – 17 February: Kelvin Harrison Jr. And Sophia Rose McDowell take part in the seventh annual American Festival Black Film Festival in SLS Hotel, the luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Loretta Devine and Glenn Marshall
Los Angeles, California – February 17: Loretta Devine and Glenn Marshall attend the seventh annual awards of the American Black Film Festival in the SLS Hotel, luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Yvette Nicole Brown and Anthony Davis
Los Angeles, California – February 17: Anthony R. Davis and Yvette Nicole Brown participate in the seventh annual American festival Black Film Festival in SLS Hotel, a luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Salli Richardson Whitfield and Dondre Whitfield
Los Angeles, California – February 17: Salla Richardson Whitfield and Dondre Whitfield are collaborating in the seventh annual American Black Film Festival festival in SLS Hotel, a luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Founders of ABFF Jeff Friday and Nicole Friday
Los Angeles, California – February 17: Nicole Friday and Jeff Friday take part in the seventh annual American Black Film Festival festival in the SLS Hotel, a luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Lance Gross and Rebecca Gross
Los Angeles, California – February 17: Lance Gross and Rebecca Gross attend the seventh annual Arman Black Film Festival awards in the SLS Hotel, the luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Lenengreen dies and Tomasinain Frig
Los Angeles, California – February 17: Larenz Tate and Tomasina Parrott attend the seventh annual awards of the American Black Film Festival in the SLS Hotel, a luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Charles D. King and Stacey Walker King, founder and CBO Macro Media Company
Los Angeles, California-17 February: Stacey Walker-King and Charles D. King take part in the seventh annual American Black Film Festival festival in SLS Hotel, a luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Kayla oaddams/wireimage)
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Michael Jai White and Gillian White
Los Angeles, California – February 17: (LR) Michael Jai White and Gillian White take part in the seventh annual Honorary American Festival Black Film at SLS Hotel, a luxury collection hotel, Beverly Hills on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, Kalifornia. (Photo Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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WME COO Dan Limerick and Dawn Limerick
Los Angeles, California – February 17: (LR) Dawn Limerick and Dan Limerick, COO, WME take part in the seventh annual Honorary Film Film Film Film Film Film at SLS Hotel, Hotel Luxury Collection, Beverly Hills February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Chris Spencer and Vanessa Spencer
Vanessa Spencer, Chris Spencer during the seventh annual American Black Film Festival festival, which took place at the SLS Hotel on February 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo of Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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Teyana Taylor and Aaron Pierre
Aaron J. Thornton
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In a world that always tests our confidence and beliefs, Laysha Ward reminds that real leadership begins from the inside. As a former executive vp and director of external involvement in Target, she spent many years of supporting diversity, equality and integration, while helping leaders to adapt their goal with their influence. This summer, Ward was honored as a black woman in business at the Essence Culture Festival, recognizing her trailblazing work in the field of corporate leadership and strengthening the position of the community. Now with her recent book, Drops the jewels About navigate the goal, Imposter Silence team and constructing an appropriate support system to develop. From honoring the lessons of our ancestors to the authenticity of navigating the corporate spaces, Ward shares the strategies that shaped her journey – and the way it helps others in doing the same.
We met Ward to speak about the power of management based on the goal, the relationships that shaped her success and the advice that the younger Self would give.
Essence: What inspired you to put in writing?
Laysha Ward: I wrote this book to serve on a big scale-to assist more people live a living. I desired to help readers depend on their purpose and direct the meaning-the world really needs passionate, based on the goals of leaders who act with honesty, intention and humanity.
How do you retain authentic as a frontrunner in corporate spaces?
LW: I offer three steps that serve me well: 1) Stay faithful to your goal and values, irrespective of what the work environment throws you at you. 2) holistically manage your life and profession; You are just one person. Breake the wall between personal development and skilled growth so which you can make deliberate selections which are in line with your profession and life goals. You are the general director of your life and profession – you call what is true for you. 3) Care relationships – provide your kitchen cabinet, personal and skilled advice of directors, with many trusted advisers, from cheerleaders who create your noise team after pretenders who provide you with heavy love and push you to development.
What is the most influential relationship in your profession?
LW: Because I’m in favor of watching my life and profession, my answer is dual: first, Mr. Bill Kiffmeyer, my husband and driving on a die, who enabled me to live and lead in a way that’s in line with my goal to serve. A life partner isn’t required, but in the event you determine to have it, your selection is incredibly necessary. It will help or make your ability to conduct meaning and goals. The second is Mrs. Coretta Scott King, the wife of the deceased Martin Luther King, Jr., a member of my kitchen cabinet, who pushed me towards my purpose in key moments in my journey. Both are necessary parts of my history.
How can young professionals defeat the Imposter team?
LW: Always keep in mind that you might be worthy of space you enter. Put on and invest in you. Know which you can and you’ll learn to simply accept and succeed in situations that cause fear and anxiety. Once you undergo fear and doubts, you’ll gain confidence to maneuver through it. Still. This tingling of fear will grow to be an old friend, and a way of conquer fear will grow to be equally familiar, if no more familiar than fear itself. A goal to progress in perfection. To sum up? Believe in yourself, and others will imagine in you too. Even if not, stand in your purpose and power.
How can leaders increase the importance of Dei’s efforts?
LW: With an entire change in pressure, noise and politics, one thing that leaders can do is remain steadfast and assured knowledge that diversity, justice and integration are good for business, team, community, and ultimately for shareholders. Don’t quit. The best firms and organizations in various sectors use their goal and values to administer their strategy and decision making. And I still imagine that organizations and bands that create an actual sense of belonging – with cultures that value diversity, equality and integration – provide much stronger results and performance over time, serve their clients and construct the best teams.
What leadership lesson remained timeless for you?
LW: Many lessons I even have learned over the years got stuck with me. But at this point two stand out: first, listen and be interesting. True curiosity opens the door, and listening creates a path for higher solutions. Secondly, be open to the possibility that even those that are very different from you have an interest and interesting – and may even be people with whom you might have common things. Don’t just surround yourself with individuals who appear to be you, behave such as you, think such as you or talk such as you. Don’t live in the echo chamber. To listen. Be interesting.
What advice would you give to the younger?
LW: I’d say Little Laysha to always remember what mother and pa taught her to do the best, helping others and show gratitude. I’d tell her: It won’t at all times be easy. You will meet with many obstacles that could make you’re feeling like throwing, but not, because now we’ve got come too far to offer up. As great -grandfather at all times says: “We are not where we want to be, but we are not where we were.” This is what they call immunity and progress. Always keep in mind that you might be the wildest dreams of our ancestors. We are all pleased with you and we’re looking forward to seeing the amazing things you’re going to do.
What next after this book?
LW: I’m working on people to be prepared to effectively lead at the moment and all moments ahead of us. To expand the impact on readers who need to deeper, I even have established cooperation with global experts in the development of leadership in the room to create No online tool costsDesigned to get to know you where you might be. No quizzes, results or long exercises, without pressure to be perfect – only a commitment to make progress.
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