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Zinhle Essamuah

Zinhle Essamuah is a correspondent and anchor for NBC News.

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Zinhle Essamuah is a correspondent and anchor for NBC News.

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Latest from Zinhle Essamuah

74d ago

Federal regulations paused, halting FDA's proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair products

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products is now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations.
149d ago

States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide

State attorneys general are urging people to notify the authorities if they received one of the racist text messages sent to scores of Black people.
149d ago

States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
150d ago

Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton ‘at the nearest plantation’

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
150d ago

Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton 'at the nearest plantation'

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”
169d ago

Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global market: Anger mounts over Ghana's gold problem

Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. Now it could affect the election.

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Abortion Rights

198d ago

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Abortion Rights

A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban

The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed after the state’s ban on abortion care, a new analysis finds.
261d ago

FDA once again pushes back proposal to ban cancer-linked formaldehyde in hair relaxers

The agency's self-imposed target date for proposing a ban on formaldehyde in hair products was pushed to July and will be pushed again to September.

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Essay

279d ago

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Essay

I thought my heavy bleeding was normal. Then I wound up in the emergency room

NBC’s Zinhle Essamuah opens up about her scary experience with uterine fibroids in a personal essay.
340d ago

FDA misses own deadline to propose ban on cancer-linked formaldehyde from hair relaxers

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair-straightening products that was scheduled to take place in April has not been released by the Food and Drug Administration, disregarding the agency’s own deadline.
424d ago

Stabbing of Palestinian American man in Texas was motivated by bias, police say

A Palestinian American man was stabbed in the back in Austin, Texas, after attending a protest in support of Gaza in what police are calling a “bias-motivated incident."