Josh Brasted/FilmMagic By ESSENCE Beauty Editors ·Updated July 6, 2024
On day two of the 30th ESSENCE Festival, the Beautycon stage began with a discussion about redefining outdated beauty standards. Led by our senior beauty editor Akili King, panelist and WNBA athlete Kysre Gondrezick discussed the illusion of beauty standards, removing her lip >Cari Champion moderated a conversation with four-time Olympic Gold Medalist Serena Williams about her new active beauty brand,