As Kendrick Lamar comes off a Grammy-winning and Super Bowl headlining victory lap, now, we’re left to figure it out.

Long before the Martha Stewarts and Ina Gartens, Black women laid the groundwork for the traditions, techniques, and recipes celebrated now.

The lives of James Hanover Thompson and David "Fuzzy" Simpson were forever changed, destroying their childhood innocence.

I remember one time I shot for a Nigerian magazine, and I said to them, “Why am I wearing so much makeup?” They’re like, “Oh, we just started.” Photography by Hollie Molloy ESSENCE ...

This story originally appeared in September/October 2024 issue of ESSENCE magazine, on newsstands August 26. Article continues after video. Designer Mowalola ­Ogunlesi’s eponymous brand sits at ...

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Jotaka Eaddy, founder & CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen, and Essence Communications will be honored at the 56th NAACP Image Awards ...

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Butler herself was quick to reject the notion that she was a prophet. In a 2000 essay for Essence magazine titled A Few Rules for Predicting the Future, she reflected: “Of course, writing novels ...

Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Jalen Hurts is not married but will soon have a wife. He proposed to his girlfriend Bry ...

Carter. Celebrating its 55th anniversary in in 2025, Essence magazine’s first issue released in 1970 to shine a light on the achievements of Black women and amplify their voices. From its early ...

This story originally appeared in September/October 2024 issue of ESSENCE magazine, on newsstands August 26. There’s an inner glow that seems to emanate from June Ambrose when we meet at a tea s ...