Overview

• Tenisha Warner publicly confirmed her identity for the first time in a Sept. 12 Instagram tribute posted on the eve of her wedding anniversary.
• She announced River & Ember, which provides seasonal toolkits with art, stories and family rituals to help parents support children through difficult emotions, drawing on her training as a doctor of psychology.
• The Warner Family Foundation introduced the Malcolm‑Jamal Warner Creative Legacy Scholarship for interdisciplinary young artists ages 14–22.
• Malcolm‑Jamal Warner’s Instagram bio now notes the account is managed by his wife, marking her first on‑the‑record identification after years of privacy.
• Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency previously determined Warner, 54, died July 20 of asphyxia by submersion after being dragged by a current, and bystanders’ attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.