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The End of Maternity Wear As We Know It, Thanks To Rihanna
Over the past three years and through three distinct pregnancies, Rihanna has redefined...
Safe, Sexy And Informed: Tamar Braxton On Why Black Women’s...
When it comes to protecting Black women’s health, silence is not an option. That...
Exclusive: ‘Dear Future Wifey’ Host Laterras R. Whitfield...
“I feel a little overwhelmed,” Laterras R. Whitfeld admits. The media personality...
Amazon Made $24B on Prime Day — So Who’s Really Boycotting?
Someone is lying. Because if we’ve all been boycotting Target and Amazon, then how...
2025 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations
The road to the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards has officially begun. From lead...
Rihanna Says Her Late Dad Deeply Shaped Her Parenting Style:...
In May, Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, passed away from cancer and other illnesses...
Product Of The Week: Bread Beauty Supply Hair Gel
In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily, Product...
Rihanna Makes Bump Dressing Fun Again In Alaïa
Can Rihanna do anything wrong? Apparently not. She left no stone unturned when she...
EXCLUSIVE: Deb Antney Returns To Find R&B’s Next Star In...
Deb Antney’s résumé reads like a masterclass in artist development. Known for launching...
Exclusive: Melyssa Ford Is At Peace In Her Singlehood —...
Melyssa Ford is more than meets the eye. Many know her from her days as a sought-after...
What Cassie Could’ve Been—If The Music Industry Had Protected...
In another life, Casandra Ventura Fine, known professionally as Cassie, would’ve...
Cardi B Threw A Sweet Hello Kitty-Themed Bash For Kulture’s...
Cardi B’s eldest daughter, Kulture, is reminding us that time moves fast. The growing...
Protected: Progressive’s Open the House Helps First-Generation...
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Protected: Progressive’s...
“I Don’t Believe She Killed Herself”: Family Seeks Answers...
The family of 18-year-old Saniyah Cheatham is demanding answers after the Bronx...
Inside H&M x ESSENCE’s Stylish Celebrations In New Orleans
In case you missed it, H&M was one of the esteemed partners of the 2025 ESSENCE...
Braided Beauties: Inspiring Protective Styles From Essence...
Although this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture has come to a close, protective...
Are Acids Safe For Black Skin? We Asked The Experts
Let’s be honest. The world of skincare can feel like a minefield, especially when...
What I Wish I Knew Before Getting Aligners
A gap between my two front teeth had always been a distinctive feature of my smile...
RECAP: The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Season 16 Reunion...
The Real Housewives of Atlanta are back on the couch—and ready to talk. Well, most...
Saul Williams’ New Book ‘Martyr Loser King’ Turns Cyberpunk...
Saul Williams has never followed a linear path. Whether through poetry, music, film,...
Skai Jackson Says She’s ‘Worried’ About Her Postpartum...
Women go through many changes before, during, and after giving birth. Postpartum...
The Black Girl’s Guide To Travel: Five Dreamy Destinations...
Ready to swap your home office for a palm tree-lined beach? With today’s hybrid...
The Business Of Nostalgia: How Brands Are Cashing In On...
Brandy and Monica got me y’all. And so did the Millennium Tour, the Barbie bonanza,...
ICYMI: Rihanna’s Smurfs Premiere Beauty Look, And More
When it comes to midsummer beauty looks, you may expect fresh skin to replace makeup...
Cardi B’s Balenciaga Couture Look Was All About Romantic...
Cardi B has become synonymous with the Couture week front row thanks to her knockout...
Mentorship In Motion: How Dream Reach Inspire Connects...
On a bustling Saturday morning inside Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of...
Klay Thompson Soft Launches A Relationship With Megan Thee...
Megan Thee Stallion is a hot commodity, and one NBA star, Klay Thompson, is seemingly...
Comedian KevOnStage Talks ‘Successful Failure’ And Turning...
Kevin Fredericks, better known as KevOnStage, delivered a clear message on the ESSENCE...
How Brown Sugar Babe’s Maekaeda Gibbons Is Putting Black...
Sometimes, your calling will find you in the most unexpected ways. Just ask Maekaeda...
‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ Delves Into Style And The...
What does it mean to see and to be seen? Amy Sherald’s monumental solo exhibition,...
Shaboozey’s Stylist Anastasia Walker On Creating His Genre-Bending...
Stylist Notebook is a series centering the career path of stylists on our radar...
Coco Jones And NBA Star Donovan Mitchell Are Engaged!
It’s official, our girl, Coco Jones, is off the market! The songstress and entertainer...
“Such Good English”: Trump’s Comment To Liberia’s President...
President Donald Trump is once again facing backlash, this time for comments made...
Teyana Taylor Says Aaron Pierre Handles Her Delicately,...
Teyana Taylor is giving us deets on how her new man actor Aaron Pierre cares for...
Beyoncé Makes Fashion History In Custom Calvin Klein At...
Beyoncé debuted a custom Calvin Klein Collection ensemble during her “Cowboy Carter”...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Angela Rye, Lynae Vanee And More...
At the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, the Global Black Economic Forum stage closed...
9 Of Lil’ Kim’s Most Iconic Beauty Moments
Lil’ Kim has reigned as the eternal Queen Bee of rap since the 1990s. The Brooklyn-born...
Danessa Myricks Celebrates Her 10th Anniversary With New...
“I had no money to build a kit,” Danessa Myricks Beauty founder Danessa Myricks...
How WTF Media Studios Is Building The Future of Podcasting
When podcasting’s growing pains had skeptics calling it a passing trend, Alexx Media...
7 Tips For Hosting An Elevated Summer Dinner Party
Summertime is here, and the living is easy, but it may not be the same sentiment...
‘Tiana’s Joyful Celebration’ Disney Exhibition Will Tour...
Princess Tiana from the hit movie, The Princess and the Frog, was released in 2009...
Expat Diaries: Black Americans On Finding Home In Africa
My first time on the continent of Africa was during the Ajabu Cocktail Festival...
No Notes: Paris Couture Week Belonged to Cardi B
This time around, playfulness was Cardi B’s modus operandi at Paris Haute Couture...
ESScent Of The Week: Snif’s Swede Tooth Smells Like Grown-Up...
When Snif announced they were bottling those viral Swedish candies into its latest...
Givēon Returns With ‘Beloved,’ A Bold Love Letter To Classic...
Tears falling down a face like rain pulled by gravity, slowly building into a downpour—that...
Redefining Success And Leading With Intention: Authors...
“Titles are rented. The thing that will be my love letter to life will be the impact...
ESSENCE Festival of Culture Is Evolving—And That’s Exactly...
Now that the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® has wrapped,...
Quincy Jones’ Daughter, Kenya Kinski Jones Is Engaged To...
Quincy Jones’ youngest daughter is about to be a married woman–the 32-year-old is...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce On Her Paris Olympics Exit—And...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is not going anywhere. Not yet, at least. That message was...
This WWE x Maybelline Collab Is The Glow-Up Women’s Wrestling...
The wrestling world is getting a major beauty makeover. Maybelline New York is...
‘Heart & Hustle: Houston’ Premieres On OWN August 2
OWN is headed back to Houston, this time with a fresh lens on the women who keep...
Chiney Ogwumike’s New Tour Is Giving Athletes A Stage For...
When most athletes retire, they typically go the route of broadcasting, coaching...
Exclusive: Odeal’s New EP Turns His Passport Stamps Into...
Odeal is feeling it. The crooner, who broke through with music lovers everywhere...
Op-Ed:Wealth Transfer Is The Next Civil Rights Frontier...
Black Women’s Equal Pay Day falls on July 10 this year—more than halfway through...
KeKe Palmer And Kandi Burruss-Tucker Talk Success, Motherhood,...
If you ever wondered what happens when two cultural icons get together at the ESSENCE...
Couture for Us: How Black Women 40+ Wear the Fantasy
As Paris Couture Week returns, it’s a great reminder that for years, Black women...
Broke But Ambitious? Here’s How To Get Into Top Conferences...
ESSENCE Festival of Culture just wrapped up, and if you made it to any of those...
We’ve Won One Battle For Black Women’s Equal Pay, But The...
Today (July 10) is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day (BWEPD). It observes the amount of...
On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Here’s What 3 Black Women...
Today on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the nation is calling attention to how many...
Leveling The Equal Pay Field: Why Black Women Need To Speak...
I stood there – frozen. As the news sank in, I felt a wave of emotions hit me at...
Delta Sigma Theta Inducts A Monumental 2025 Class Of Honorary...
During its 57th National Convention, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. inducted eight...
Instagram Wants You To Stop Overthinking—And Create Anyway
“What if I put myself out there and people don’t like it—but I like it?” It’s the...
EFOC 2025: Evening Concert Series Night Three
The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture’s Evening Concert Series came to an unforgettable...
Winnie Harlow’s Wax Figure Unveiled At Madame Tussauds...
As she stood on the brink of a career milestone, Winnie Harlow found herself overcome...
How Indigo Became The Signature Shade At The Heart Of Black...
If the sight of a cotton plant stirs up layered, confusing feelings within you,...
Could Scar Tape Be Your New Hyperpigmentation Hack?
Face taping has had quite the resurgence this year. See: Doechii’s visible face-lifting...
WATCH: Angela Barnes, Chinaka Hodge, And Ryan Coogler Discuss...
The creative team behind Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ share how they brought Riri Williams’...
EFOC 2025: Druski Talks Viral Fame, Brand Power, And The...
From viral sketches to a growing media empire, comedian and entrepreneur Druski...
WATCH: Dominique Thorne And Anthony Ramos Speak On Internal...
The two stars break down their characters’ personal struggles and the blurred lines...
Keke Palmer Shares The Secrets To Her Sculpted Post-Baby...
Keke Palmer is a mother and a fine one at that. The multi-talented artist shared...
These Are The Esthetician-Approved Summer Body Care Routines
“Truth is…” allows readers to get esthetician-backed advice without having to step...
‘Married To Medicine’ Dr. Heavenly Kimes Is Taking Her...
By now, if you’ve ever tuned into Married to Medicine, you know Dr. Heavenly Kimes...
Elisa Johnson Teams Up With Quenlin Blackwell On Summer-Ready...
What better way to kick off summer than a new eyewear drop? Elisa Johnson has teamed...
Keith Lee Brings Heart, Humor, And Hot Takes To ESSENCE...
New Orleans is one of the country’s most food-centric cities, that’s why a panel...
Inside ‘Beyond the Gates’: Black Legacy In Daytime Drama...
For many older Black generations, summer afternoons were filled with watching soap...