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00:00I'm Alkon Dovu, and today on Essence Now, Keisha K.O.R. is here, and we're ready to get all the tea about her upcoming wedding to Gucci, Maine.
00:12Plus, our boy Avon Dorsey is here to help us style your guy with the biggest trends in men's fall sweaters.
00:19But right now, it's time for the hot list, the biggest stories you're buzzing about today.
00:24So, it looks like the rumors are true.
00:32Our girl Eva Marcel is the newest real housewife of Atlanta since winning America's Next Top Model in 2004.
00:39Gee, has it been that long?
00:41Eva has been busy acting and raising her adorable daughter, Marley.
00:45But not all the fans are here for Eva's return to reality TV.
00:48Casey Turner wrote on Facebook, NeNe, Candy, Sharae, Ann Kim, Eva, I don't know if you're ready, girl.
00:56Malika McCoy responded, did you not see her on America's Next Top Model?
00:59She can hold her own.
01:06This cannot be real.
01:08It's been two weeks since Hurricane Maria hit, and Donald Trump is still, still blaming Puerto Ricans for being without food, water, and electricity.
01:18The president made these remarks earlier today as he prepares to visit the island for the first time since it was devastated by a Category 5 hurricane.
01:27We need their truck drivers.
01:28Their drivers have to start driving trucks.
01:31We have to do that.
01:31So, at a local level, they have to give us more help.
01:35They have to help you?
01:36Son, they don't have food, water, or electricity.
01:46And now for some good news.
01:4830-year-old Jonathan Smith, a copy machine repairman from California, is being called a hero for his actions during this week's mass shooting in Las Vegas.
01:57In the midst of the gunfire, Smith managed to keep calm and save nine members of his family, telling them to hold hands and run.
02:04He then guided total strangers to safety in a handicapped parking lot where they could crouch behind cars.
02:10Now, Smith was shot in the neck in the process, so his family has set up a GoFundMe page if you'd like to donate to his medical expenses.
02:17But there's something else that's bugging us.
02:19When are the media, and our leaders for that matter, going to treat mass shootings for what they are?
02:25Terrorism!
02:26Let us know your thoughts in today's Viewer poll.
02:28Does the media properly cover mass shootings when the shooter is white?
02:32Send us your comments and votes using hashtag EssenceNow, because we're talking about it next.
02:37It's Tuesday, October 3rd, and it's time for Essence Now.
02:41Welcome to Essence Now.
02:53I'm your host, Makon Dovu, but this is your show.
02:56Come talk to us right now using the hashtag EssenceNow, or remember, you can email us at
03:00anytime at EssenceNow at Essence.com.
03:03All right, let's get right into it, as we all mourn the loss of 59 people who were shot and
03:09killed while attending a country music festival in Las Vegas, many of us have noticed a trend
03:14with the media's coverage of these mass shootings.
03:17Trevon tweeted, to speed this up a bit, Lone Wolf, not terrorism.
03:21Thoughts and prayers, no gun restrictions.
03:23Are more people?
03:24Now back to tax reform.
03:26And Millennial Sheep shared an article from the Washington Post with this caption,
03:30White privilege is committing the largest shooting in American history and being fondly memorialized
03:36as a country music fan.
03:38I mean, for real.
03:39Send us your thoughts for today's Viewer poll.
03:42Does the media properly cover mass shootings when the shooter is white?
03:46Vote A for yes, they're doing the best that they can, or B for no, the media's language
03:51is racially coded.
03:52Now, joining me in the studio to discuss the media's response to the tragedy in Las Vegas
03:56are Lola Ogunake, host of EW, the show, Essence Senior Editor, Rachel Davis, and via Skype,
04:03we have Essence Now Viewer, an online host and digital producer for New York's WDLS and
04:07Hot 97, Jameer Pond.
04:09Welcome, everyone.
04:11All right, let's jump right into the conversation.
04:13We often see a mass shooting described as an isolated incident committed by a lone wolf
04:18for the talk turns to mental illness.
04:20But when it's a black, brown, or heaven forbid, a Muslim person, immediately it's called terrorism.
04:25First of all, Lola, I'll throw this over to you.
04:27How do you categorize a Las Vegas shooter?
04:29Is he a terrorist?
04:30I call it a domestic act of terrorism, and there is a discernible difference.
04:34When it is a white person who's committed a crime, they're treated with a little more
04:38nuance, actually a lot more nuance.
04:40So we get history of that person, their background, their family's background, potential mental
04:45illness, where they're from, their likes, their dislikes, what happened to them that day,
04:49what happened to their family members.
04:50We know everything about the killer's father.
04:53We know that he was on the FBI Most Wanted list.
04:55We know that he broke out of prison.
04:57We know about this man's girlfriend.
04:58When it is a person of color or a person who's of the Muslim faith, they are treated as a
05:04one-dimensional character who's reflective of their entire community.
05:10And that's problematic because it's clear to me that there is definitely a difference
05:14in how we are regarded.
05:16People of color and people of Muslim faith are regarded in this country at large.
05:20And when it comes to crime and how the media covers us, it's decidedly different.
05:25Right.
05:25So, Rachel, I want you to jump in here, though.
05:27What do you think the repercussions are of the way that the media portrays these lone
05:31wolves or these acts of terrorism as compared to how they, you know, will talk about a Philando
05:36Castile or someone who's actually a victim of a crime?
05:39What do you think the real-life repercussions are of that?
05:41I mean, quite frankly, I think the biggest repercussion is that it's just dangerous and
05:44it sends the message to other people who may be thinking that they want to plan something
05:49like this or people who are watching and wondering, you know, what are the consequences
05:53of something like this?
05:54It just, it sends the message, the incorrect message that they're not going to be held
05:58fully accountable for this act that they've committed.
06:01And this is, I mean, as we've seen, this is the largest type of one of these incidents
06:05in our country.
06:06And they're still failing.
06:08You know, they're still politicizing it.
06:09They're still making it about, you know, Democrat versus Republican versus instead of human
06:14life, you know, versus your Second Amendment.
06:17Right, holding people accountable.
06:19Yeah, Jameer, I'm going to bring you in here.
06:20How do you filter out to get the correct news?
06:22I mean, there's so much noise around this whole thing.
06:25How do you get the right news that you need to and the right perspective in all this mess?
06:30Well, I think you make a very great point.
06:32Like, it is about filtering out.
06:34And, you know, you go to your news sources and then you start to hear trigger words like
06:39we were talking about, lone wolf.
06:42And then you hear, you know, we're still not too far away from super predator used against
06:47the Central Park Five.
06:48So when I hear words like that, it's automatically triggering.
06:52And I choose to just switch off because I understand what the media is trying to do with
06:59these code words and these trigger words.
07:02It's very, it's damaging towards African-Americans.
07:06And it goes in a bias towards white people and white criminals and acts of domestic terrorism.
07:15So my question is to, I know, jump in, Lola.
07:17Yeah.
07:17It's interesting because you hear this term lone wolf as if these people acted independently.
07:22And they're always accorded that level of, I would argue, respect.
07:26But when it's a person of color or a person of the Muslim faith, it is indicative of a larger
07:31issue.
07:32It's an indictment on the entire culture.
07:34So I've read Upteen articles about black-on-black crime.
07:37We've read Upteen articles about the radicalization of Muslim men around the globe.
07:42But where are the Upteen articles about white male anger?
07:45Right.
07:45The radicalization of white men.
07:47Exactly.
07:47Yeah.
07:47This is a very real phenomenon.
07:50And I have yet to read the Atlantic Monthly piece about it or the New York Times series about
07:55it or the Washington Post series dedicated to this.
07:57And I feel as though it's really imperative that we get to the bottom of this and we call
08:03it out for what it is.
08:05These are not isolated incidences.
08:07These are not lone wolf incidences.
08:09This is indicative of a larger issue.
08:11And we need, as a culture, to be honest about it and address white male rage in this culture.
08:17And the media has to take responsibility for this.
08:20I'm so glad that you brought that up because that's my next question is how do we hold
08:23the media accountable in all this?
08:25We say, can we have some articles about white male rage?
08:28You know, I've seen-
08:30For sure.
08:30When I was at the New York Times, our newspaper won Pulitzers for writing about race in this
08:34country.
08:35I would challenge the New York Times to dedicate an entire series to white male rage.
08:39It's important.
08:41We talked about white male rage being one of the reasons that Trump was elected.
08:44And then we left it at that.
08:46But that same white male rage that may have gotten Trump elected may be the white male
08:49rage that is fueling this level of violence also.
08:52So we need to connect those dots and we need our reporters and our anchormen to be committed
08:57to connecting those dots as well.
08:58Rachel, what are your thoughts on that?
09:00I think it's also about, you know, looking beyond just the responsibility of creating a
09:05headline that's going to get people's attention and really going deeper.
09:08You know, this is a much bigger responsibility when it comes to reporters and the way that we're
09:13covering the news, the way that we are giving people their information.
09:16People are looking to these mainstream media sources first because that's who has, you
09:21know, in their eyes, that's who has, you know, what information that they need and the most
09:25accurate information.
09:26So I think that the way that we're going to hold them accountable is, as she said, to demand
09:32better coverage and a more inclusive coverage on both sides.
09:36Absolutely.
09:37Jameer, I'll let you have the final word on this.
09:38I think it's been really interesting, the conversation around the NRA, how no one is
09:43calling out, how much money they give to these politicians.
09:45I'll let you have the final word on what you think about all this.
09:48Yeah, I'm going to totally agree with the ladies.
09:51We have to start challenging newsrooms to create better narratives, especially around
09:58black and brown communities.
09:59Because as much as we see people dying in streets over and over and over again, we get a little
10:06blurb about white rage and then it goes away.
10:10Like, so I'm challenging and I think we all should hold newsrooms and outlets and social
10:15media personalities, whoever has the power to create better narratives, because this is
10:22a real problem.
10:23And what history teaches us is that trial and error continues to happen.
10:29If we're not fixing the trial, we're always going to get the same error.
10:32And that's what's going on with white rage in America.
10:36That's a very, very good point.
10:38Thank you so much for joining us.
10:39OK, so our girl Kayla is on vacation this week.
10:42So Noni is filling in and manning our social media feeds.
10:45Hey, Noni, what are folks saying?
10:47Well, we're getting a lot of comments and they're all siding with the panelists today.
10:52So Katrina says, so if you're going to call all mentally unstable brown people terrorists,
10:58you better call the white ones the same.
11:00Right.
11:01Just put that right out there.
11:02Brown Honey Tea says, what do you call a person who brings nothing but terror and dismay to
11:07people by the mass?
11:08Last I checked, that was a terrorist just on a domestic scale, as Lola said earlier.
11:14Denise Richardson did her research.
11:16She said, according to Nevada state law, an act of terrorism is described as follows.
11:21Any act that involves the use of violence intended to cause great bodily harm or death
11:27to the general population.
11:29Mm.
11:30Mm, mm, mm.
11:31What a tragedy.
11:33This story is just going to keep going.
11:35So keep those votes and comments coming in and we'll read more later on in the show.
11:39Now, coming up, Keisha K.
11:40Orr is here and we're going to get all the scoop on her upcoming wedding to Gucci, Maine.
11:45Don't move.
11:46More Essence Now is up next.
11:48Hey world, it's Kristina Coleman with Essence.com and this is The Overexplainer.
11:54Oh, I just wanted to pop in and say that we're so sorry that our protest for women's rights,
12:03oh, the one we had to keep this country a democracy, that one last month to remind you that black
12:08lives matter and that one to denounce xenophobia and embrace Muslims ruined your commute or made
12:15you miss your flight or made too much noise.
12:17Honestly, truly, we're sorry.
12:21I'm just kidding.
12:22In the words of the great Joanne the Scammer, that's canceled.
12:26And so are you if you believe that protests shouldn't disrupt or if you don't understand
12:31them at all.
12:32Okay, a little harsh.
12:34So if you don't get it, let me over-explain protests to you.
12:37Definition, statement or action expressing disapproval or objection to something.
12:43When's it used?
12:44To gain independence, for example.
12:46To preserve rights.
12:48And to let Donald Trump know that we won't stand for his policies.
12:52Does it work?
12:53Are we under British rule?
12:55Does slavery exist?
12:57Can you marry outside of your race?
12:59This is the thing.
13:01You can't separate protests and disruption.
13:03This nation was built on just that.
13:06It is built on people coming forward to fight for their rights.
13:10To put their physical bodies on the line.
13:12And for you to even consider that a protest is inconvenient or that it doesn't do anything
13:17is to assume that these 2017 privileges were always in place.
13:21That this country evolved without the blood and the tears and the inconveniences of your ancestors.
13:27So the next time a protest prevents you from driving down the street with no traffic
13:30as a relatively free person living in the East United States,
13:33remember where you would be without them.
13:37Then get your ass up.
13:38Join and do the work.
13:40Until next time.
13:41They have to have a very deep respect for one another.
13:50And I admire that.
13:52Whenever you see a picture of them, it seems like they have so much joy looking into each
13:57other's eyes.
13:58It taught me that black love is beautiful.
14:00It's strong.
14:01We out here.
14:02Black love is real and we out here.
14:03You're watching Essence Now.
14:09I'm your host, Makon Lovu, and our next guest is an entrepreneur and model whose wedding
14:14to Gucci Mane will be broadcast live on VET's October, on October 17th.
14:19Please welcome Keisha Kayor to the show.
14:22Hey, Keisha.
14:22Hello.
14:23First of all, congrats on your engagement to Gucci Mane.
14:25For those that may not know, how did you two meet?
14:29I met Gucci in 2010 on a set of his music video.
14:34Mmm.
14:34Okay.
14:35So it was love at first sight.
14:36Absolutely.
14:37Oh.
14:38So now that he works, obviously, in the music industry and there's so many girls on site,
14:42how do you feel any pressure about having other women around him or are you sort of comfortable
14:47with that?
14:48Absolutely not.
14:49I mean, I completely trust him 99% of the time I'm there.
14:53He wants me there, but we don't have trust issues.
14:57Oh, that's so awesome.
14:58All right.
14:58During your relationship with Gucci, he was incarcerated for over two years and you've
15:02been credited for being his ride or die.
15:05Yeah.
15:05What did you see in Gucci that made you stick with him?
15:07Actually, he was incarcerated for three years.
15:10I saw so much in Gucci that no one else saw.
15:14You know, he's extremely charming.
15:15He's super respectful.
15:16I feel like whenever you're in a relationship with a man, they have to respect you as a
15:20woman.
15:21So he was worth waiting for.
15:23Yeah.
15:24He lives a much healthier lifestyle.
15:26I mean, we've seen him on the gram.
15:27Yes.
15:28He looks good with all due respect.
15:30Yes.
15:30And how much of that has been your influence?
15:33I mean, a lot of it is my influence, but I always want to credit him because he's a
15:37man and you cannot make a man do something you don't want, he doesn't want to do.
15:41So he was willing to change his life.
15:43He wanted to be healthy, he wanted to, you know, just live a happier, easier life.
15:49And of course, I was, you know, in the background to make sure he did it.
15:52Oh, wow.
15:53Okay.
15:53So your wedding is two weeks away.
15:55Yes, it is.
15:55One, two weeks away.
15:56Yes.
15:57How do you feel, Keisha?
15:58I am like, I don't even know.
16:01It's, I, it's a lot.
16:02But I'm to the point where I just want it to happen so it can be done.
16:06Mm-hmm.
16:07Yeah.
16:07That's how it usually is.
16:09Yeah.
16:09Like the two weeks before.
16:10Can you give us, I know it's a big surprise.
16:11Yeah.
16:12It's your big day.
16:13But do you have any surprises that you could share with us now?
16:16Any brides?
16:16Well, I don't have my dress yet.
16:18You don't have your dress yet?
16:19No, I don't.
16:20Two weeks away.
16:21Yeah.
16:21What's your plan for that?
16:23I mean, they said I should get it next week.
16:25And my thing is, what if it doesn't fit?
16:28You know, it's just a lot going on, but I'm super positive and I have a lot of faith and
16:32I know I'll get my dress on time.
16:36Only celebrity bridesmaid I have is Trina.
16:38I didn't want just the whole celebrity wedding.
16:41You know what I mean?
16:41I wanted something natural and, or real friends and a real family.
16:45Yeah.
16:45So tell us about the special.
16:47Special is coming out on October 17th.
16:49Yeah.
16:49It airs 10-17 on BET.
16:51Our wedding will be live.
16:52And then we have nine episodes every Tuesday at 10 p.m. leading up to the wedding.
16:57Oh, so the special.
16:58Oh, okay.
16:58So the special is like the tail end of the.
17:01Correct.
17:01The night episode.
17:02Okay.
17:03So what can we expect?
17:04It's Meet the Wafsters, right?
17:05Yeah.
17:05It's called Gucci Man and Keisha K.
17:07You are the main event.
17:09Oh.
17:10It's really fun.
17:11It's a loving show.
17:12It's not the typical reality show that's filled with drama and bottlestone and fights in
17:18water.
17:19It's nothing like that.
17:20Of course, we have a little bit of drama with the bridesmaids bickering here and there,
17:23but it also shows me as a businesswoman.
17:27You know, a lot of people that didn't know me when I first came in the industry, before
17:32Gucci, knew I had my cosmetic line.
17:34But for my newer fans, they're thinking, oh, she's just Gucci's fiance.
17:39So the show shows you my entrepreneurial skills.
17:43Yeah.
17:43Yeah.
17:43Okay.
17:44So you're, as you mentioned, a beauty entrepreneur.
17:46Yeah.
17:46How difficult is it for you as a woman of color to be in, wow, I mean, really competitive industry?
17:52Yeah.
17:52What's crazy is I started my line in 2010, and I'm the one that started the whole blue
17:58lipstick and all the glitter lips and all that trend.
18:00We have to talk about this blue lipstick.
18:02Yes.
18:02Is this from your line?
18:04Oh, yeah, absolutely.
18:04This color is called Lollipop.
18:06Yes.
18:07Promote.
18:07He should promote.
18:08I love it.
18:09Yeah.
18:10Yeah.
18:10So what is, do you have a lot of challenges just being in the beauty industry as a black
18:14woman, or is it?
18:15I embrace it all because a lot of brands came out after me and has clearly copied my
18:20entire thing, but I'm not upset.
18:22You know, I'm a trendsetter.
18:24This is something I started.
18:25I'm still growing strong, and my business is huge right now, and I'm loving every bit
18:30of it.
18:30Oh, that's awesome.
18:31I got to get my hands on that blue lipstick.
18:33Okay.
18:33So how involved is Gucci in this whole process in the wedding?
18:36Is he helping you?
18:37Is he kind of hands off?
18:39What's his style?
18:39I'm doing it all alone.
18:41Gucci tells me, this is your wedding.
18:44Do what you want.
18:45I'll just show up, and I said, okay.
18:47Plus, he's on tour.
18:48He's super busy.
18:48He just did his book.
18:49His album is coming out.
18:51He's so busy, so I'm okay with handling the wedding on my own.
18:55Well, we can't wait.
18:56You're going to be a beautiful, beautiful bride.
19:00Keisha, thank you so much for stopping by Essence now, and congrats to you on your big day.
19:04You can see Keisha's wedding to Gucci Mane live on the main event on BET October 17th.
19:11Coming up, does your man need a little help in the wardrobe department?
19:14It's so perfect we have Keisha here.
19:15Well, let us help you help him.
19:18We've got affordable versions of the biggest trends in fall sweaters for men.
19:22So don't move.
19:23Essence now continues next.
19:25They've shown us what strong, committed black love is.
19:31I just love seeing them together, you know?
19:35Every time he was on that podium speaking, he was himself laughing his own jokes.
19:40And you have Michelle there laughing with him.
19:42She'd be like, ugh.
19:43You know, and that's just love, you know what I mean?
19:45Just accepting who that person is.
19:46You're watching Essence Now.
19:51I'm your host, Makon Jovu, and it's time for Ready, Set, Fierce, where we showcase all
19:57kinds of fabulous fashions with expert advice.
19:59And today, it's all about the fellas.
20:02Now, here to keep our guys fashionable for the fall is stylist and Essence fashion assistant,
20:07Avon Dorsey.
20:07Welcome back, Avon.
20:09Thank you, Makon.
20:10Pleasure to have you.
20:11So this fall, it's all about the sweater for guys.
20:13But before we get started, what would make a wardrobe staple like a sweater hard to style?
20:18Sweaters.
20:19So they're seen as being old-timey and, like, old-fashioned and stuffy.
20:23But this season, the sweaters are popping.
20:26Like, they are slim-fitted.
20:27They're printed.
20:28They're patterned.
20:29Like, girl, they're banging out the box.
20:30They banging out the box.
20:31I am ready.
20:32Let's get this show started.
20:34The first sweater category was featured on runway shows like Ovadia and Raf Simmons.
20:38It's the pullover.
20:40Cecil, come on out and show us how you're working the pullover.
20:44Now, Avon, tell us how you styled this pullover look.
20:46Yeah, so Cecil has on a graphic print sweater.
20:50So it's a pullover made by ASOS.
20:52It's called the Block Design Mohair Sweater.
20:54And it's a fabric that has a texture to it.
20:57And then it also has the print, which is a block pattern, which is great for the season.
21:02So it's not just a regular pullover, a solid color.
21:05Yeah.
21:05It has some playfulness with it.
21:06Okay, perfect.
21:08Tell me about the khakis.
21:08So the khakis, they're olive green.
21:11Okay.
21:11And they pick up the color inside one of the prints in the sweater.
21:14So that's the way to do it this season.
21:16Kind of play around with it.
21:18Go for something that's fun out the box.
21:20The khakis are the same color as the boots.
21:22That's really a good tip, by the way, to pick out a color that's in the sweater to match your khaki.
21:26Yes.
21:27I love it.
21:27Tell me about the boots.
21:28Yeah.
21:29So the boots are L.L. Bean.
21:31And they're the signature men's wax canvas hunting boots.
21:34And you just want to go for a style that makes it look like a longer leg.
21:38I got it.
21:38So the boot is higher.
21:41The shoestrings contrast the color.
21:43The rubber detail at the bottom.
21:45It's just a way to make the outfit pop.
21:47I love it.
21:48Yeah.
21:48Thank you so much.
21:49If you live on the East Coast like we do, you need a good boot.
21:52You need the boots for the weather.
21:53All right.
21:54Thank you so much.
21:54Now, our next model is styled in a sweater staple that all men should definitely have in their closet.
22:00A cardigan.
22:01You've seen it on warm-ray shows like Givenchy and J.W. Anderson.
22:05Isaac, won't you come on out?
22:07Now, Avon, tell us how you styled Isaac's look.
22:09So Isaac has, like, the urban cowboy look.
22:12I love urban cowboy!
22:14So, I mean, it's not, you know, to the T, like, where the cowboy would wear.
22:17But with this sweater, it's a cardigan by American Rag.
22:20It's called the Folk Shawl Cardigan.
22:22And then we just paired it with some denim underneath to make it pop.
22:26So the cardigan this season is a little bit more slim, but you want to treat it like a jacket.
22:31So you can close it and still have some room in there, but open it up and it still gives you, like, that slim-fitted look.
22:37I love it.
22:38Tell me about the jeans.
22:39So the jeans, they are by Liverpool, the slim straight jeans.
22:44And, again, you just want to make sure that the outfit picks up the pattern in the sweater.
22:49So it's a little playfulness with the cardigan and, like, the slight blue detail picks up on the jeans, the jean shirt.
22:54That is such a great tip.
22:56And also, I see that the shoes also match with the cardigan, right?
22:59Yes.
23:00Or they're supposed to pick up on a detail.
23:02They do pick up on the detail.
23:03Okay.
23:03And the texture with the boots.
23:05These are Steve Madden Patterson boots.
23:07Okay.
23:07And the texture with the brown suede picks up on the belt as well as in the cardigan, too.
23:11Ah, that's a good matching point because some people don't want to be too matchy-matchy.
23:14You can certainly do the boots to match the belt, right?
23:17You break it up.
23:17And that's what the cardigan is for.
23:19The cardigan is sort of like a jacket, but it's a sweater jacket.
23:22Ah.
23:22That's the trick for the cardigan.
23:23And what is the price point for the cardigan?
23:27So the price point, oh, $60 for the cardigan.
23:30Come on.
23:30Right.
23:30You can't beat that.
23:31You can't beat that.
23:32Unbelievable.
23:33It gives you, like, a high-end feel, but it's $60.
23:34I think Isaac likes that, too.
23:36He's over here laughing.
23:38Thank you so much, Isaac.
23:39You look so good.
23:40All right, next up is the sweater coat.
23:42Now, we've seen this on Balmain.
23:44They featured this unique look in their runway shows.
23:46Randy, come on out and show us how to rock it.
23:50Yes.
23:50Wow.
23:50I am obsessed.
23:52I feel like I could wear this.
23:54Tell me about this jacket.
23:55Yeah, the sweater coat.
23:56Okay, so the sweater coat.
23:58So the thing with the sweater coat is that it's the inside worn out.
24:01So you're not just doing the sweater over top of a shirt or with your jeans or pants.
24:06Now, you can go for the warmth and the full lengthness of a sweater coat.
24:10And so he's wearing a Boohoo Man smart wool look overcoat.
24:14Who knew that Boohoo had clothes for men?
24:15Because they're really affordable.
24:17Boohoo is super affordable.
24:18And let me tell you this price.
24:20Tell me.
24:20I'm ready.
24:21$50.
24:22Oh, my God.
24:23I'm out.
24:23I'm out.
24:24Right.
24:24The coat slays you in the spirit.
24:26It's $50.
24:27It's BoohooMan.com.
24:28They have started making stuff for men because guys want to be fashionable as well.
24:32So that's what you do with the coat.
24:34Now, tell me about the jeans.
24:35So the jeans.
24:36Oh, my gosh.
24:37Yes.
24:38City Street.
24:39Okay.
24:39Slim Fit Jeans.
24:40Uh-huh.
24:41$15.
24:42$1.5?
24:43$1.5.
24:43$1.5.
24:44$1.5.
24:45$1.5.
24:45I can't.
24:46JCPenney.com for the jeans.
24:48Yes.
24:48Can you pull back this sweater?
24:49I just want to see.
24:50Like, the jeans fit so nice.
24:52They fit so great.
24:53For $15, that is a bargain.
24:55And see, that's the thing.
24:55You want to do high-low.
24:57Okay.
24:57So with the coat, $50, and jeans, $1.515, you pair it with some accessories like the
25:03MCM, which is your high-end staple pieces.
25:06The MCM.
25:06Randy, can we see that cap, please?
25:08Because I feel like you're going to be everybody's man crush Monday.
25:11That's what that cap really means, right?
25:13No?
25:14It's MCM?
25:14Okay.
25:15MCM.
25:15I mean, he could be a man crush, but MCM worldwide for the cap is the Stark Sherling cap.
25:20Then he also has the Vistatoss backpack, which is held like a bag.
25:24And then the sneakers as well.
25:25I love the sneakers.
25:27I just love this whole look.
25:29Randy, thank you so much.
25:30You look great.
25:31All right.
25:31Our last model is wearing a turtleneck, which can be really tricky for a lot of men.
25:36Like, we've seen it on designers like Neil Barrett.
25:38They had men rocking turtlenecks on the runway.
25:40Now, Javon, let's see how it looks on you.
25:43Come on up.
25:44Well, I'd have to say it looks mighty fine.
25:47Javon, tell us what you did here.
25:48So, Javon is very sophisticated, very city chic with his turtleneck.
25:53Okay.
25:53So, he has a non-traditional turtleneck because turtlenecks that we know, they go all the
25:58way up.
25:58They kind of roll down the neck.
26:00This is open at the collar.
26:01And it's by Old Navy.
26:03It's a shawl popover sweater.
26:05He has the button detail at the top.
26:06So, it's not your traditional old school turtleneck.
26:10Wow.
26:10It's like a new school turtleneck.
26:11I love this, Old Navy.
26:13Okay, tell me about the shoes and the pants that go along with the turtlenecks.
26:16Okay.
26:16So, let me tell you.
26:17So, the pants are slim, built-in flex khakis by Old Navy as well.
26:21So, the pants are $40.
26:23The sweater is $50.
26:24And then the shoes, you know he has a monochromatic look.
26:27So, the shoes by Piccolinos.
26:29They're a Glasgow shoe.
26:30And they have a contrasting Oxford detail.
26:32I see.
26:33So, that breaks up the monochromatic tone.
26:35Of the look.
26:36Okay.
26:36I am definitely a big fan of turtlenecks.
26:38They just keep you so warm.
26:39They do.
26:40What's a big don't for turtlenecks, though?
26:42Um, I would say don't do an oversized turtleneck.
26:45Because in the summertime, you work out.
26:47You got your beach body.
26:48And then in the fall, sweater weather, you want to make sure you still kind of see the body underneath of the sweater.
26:53So, don't go too big for the turtleneck.
26:55Make sure it's a little fitted like Javon has.
26:58And that open neck detail.
26:59Oh, you better make sure your body looks good.
27:02Javon, thank you so much.
27:04Can we have all the fellas back out for just one final look?
27:07Oh, they look so good.
27:10I love the way you paired these looks.
27:11And I love that you can mix and match.
27:13Like, the cardigan you can wear with the, you know, the khakis.
27:16And it just, like, goes really well.
27:18All right.
27:18In case you missed any of this goodness, our boy Cecil is wearing a pullover.
27:22Isaac is in a printed cardigan.
27:25Randy is sporting the sweater coat.
27:27And Javon is showing us how to pull up a turtleneck sweater.
27:31You all look good.
27:33Javon, thank you so much for joining us and bringing us these guys and these style inspirations.
27:39Now, for more sweater inspiration for the man in your life, pick up the latest issue of Essence magazine, Essence Now fam.
27:44What y'all think?
27:45Use the hashtag Essence Now to let us know which of these sweaters you'd love to see your guy in.
27:50Don't move.
27:51More Essence Now is up next.
27:53You're watching Essence Now, and I'm your host, Makon Dovu.
28:01Now, it's time to check in with you one more time for your comments.
28:05Noni is filling in for Kayla this week and has been manning social media all show long.
28:09Hey, Noni, what are folks saying?
28:11Yes, Mako.
28:12So, people are still talking about the mass coverage and the hypocrisy with the media coverage of it.
28:18So, on Twitter, Cloyd River says, black or white, male or female, Republican or Democrat, Muslim or Christian, if you massacre hundreds of innocent people, you're a terrorist.
28:30And then on Facebook, Bridget says, thank you.
28:35It ain't fair.
28:35Don't humanize a terrorist.
28:38Call it what it is and treat it the same.
28:41And then Michelle Martin says, black victims are dehumanized and white predators are humanized.
28:47Go figure.
28:48And, you know, I just feel like...
28:51Tell me, Noni.
28:52I'll tell you.
28:53I just feel like with the hypocrisy of media coverage, people don't understand why people of color are so triggered by this.
29:01It's because when there is a black person that is or a person of color that is at the center of this, we all feel like we're taking the blame.
29:11We all feel like we're being villainized.
29:15Right.
29:15You know, there's a raise in travel bans or there's people calling out, oh, there's black on black crime or hate crimes against Muslims increase based on the act of one person.
29:25The entire religion is blank.
29:26Exactly.
29:26So we don't see it when the person that's committing the crime is a white person.
29:32So there's got to be everybody or just nothing.
29:35But nobody's disagreeing that this is a tragic, tragic thing.
29:37Absolutely.
29:38I mean, our thoughts and prayers are definitely with the victims.
29:41But I think the overall prevailing thought is that we need media to do better.
29:45We have to hold them accountable and really ask for that fair and balanced coverage.
29:49Okay.
29:50It's time for the results of today's Viewer poll.
29:53Earlier in the show, we asked you, does the media properly cover mass shootings when the shooter is white?
29:59Is it A for yes, they're doing their jobs the best they can, or B for no, the media's language is racially coded?
30:05And here's how you voted.
30:0898% said no, the media's language is racially coded.
30:12And 2% said yes, they're doing the best that they can.
30:15I mean, there's not much to say.
30:16Media do better.
30:17Thanks to Keisha K. Orr and all of our guests for coming through.
30:20If you missed any of today's show, you can catch the replay on Essence.com and watch all our videos on our YouTube channel.
30:28And remember to tune in next Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern for an all new Essence Now.
30:33I'm Malkon Jovo and I'll see you right here next Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern for an all new Essence Now.
30:39Thank you so much for watching.