SEXUAL HARASSMENT / TOXIC WORKPLACE ALLEGED AGAINST ESSENCE MAGAZINE / SHEA MOISTURE CEO!
Channel: Trini Girl Natural
Date: 2020-07-06

#naturalhair #blackfemaleanonymous #takebackessence

A lot has happened in the past week. Owner and now former CEO of Essence Magazine and Former Owner and current CEO of Shea Moisture, Richelieu Dennis has had allegations of sexual harassment and fostering a toxic workplace made against him by a group claiming to be employees of Essence Magazine. He has since stepped down as CEO of Essence but he remains the CEO of Shea Moisture.

While I primarily do natural hair product reviews (mostly black WOMAN owned companies) on my channel, it is also important to make sure that we are all aware of the news affecting our communities. Please be informed, especially if you still purchase from Shea Moisture.

Note that Richelieu Dennis is still the owner of Essence Ventures which includes Essence Magazine and the Essence Festival.

Previous videos discussing Richelieu Dennis on my channel: 
Shea Moisture NOT BLACK OWNED?! Richelieu Dennis SELLS to Unilever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjKTXpWb3Mw

Shea Moisture tries to CoOpt the Natural Hair Movement and resell it without black women | Cancelled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dmx7GjY0Mw

Blog post by Black Female Anonymous containing Allegations:
https://medium.com/@blackfemaleanonymous2020/the-truth-about-essence-532152b08051

News on Richelieu Dennis stepping down as CEO of Essence amidst the allegations:
https://www.fox8live.com/2020/07/01/essence-ceo-step-down-amid-sexual-harassment-workplace-bullying-allegations/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/business/media/essence-magazine-accusations.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/07/02/essence-ceo-richelieu-dennis-resigns-following-allegations-of-a-toxic-workplace-culture/

He's still listed as CEO at Shea Moisture
https://www.sheamoisture.com/community-commerce/about-us/community-commerce-aboutus.html

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