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President Trump is "Serious" About Wanting to Go to Heaven
Nationwide — President Donald Trump said that helping end the Russia-Ukraine war...
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Dr. Umar Offers Women a $500 Private Lunch With Him to...
Nationwide — Dr. Umar Johnson is under fire after asking supporters for $500 donations...
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Black Couple Brings Custom Glow-in-the-Dark Keyrings for...
Nationwide — Marcus and Shauanna Parker, an African American couple from North Texas,...
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Man Caught Trying to Rape 7-Year-Old Girl Agrees to Be...
Nationwide — Thomas Allen McCartney, a 37-year-old man from Leesville, Louisiana,...
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Jon Batiste On Living, Creating, And The Meaning Of His...
Jon Batiste has never been easy to pin down. A prodigy from New Orleans who first...
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Let’s Talk About Sex: What Exactly Is Gooning?
How often do you become aroused by yourself? Earlier this year, we spoke about the...
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Gunna Laces Up For First-Ever WUNNA RUN 5K In New York...
On September 3, 2025, Atlanta rap superstar Gunna will trade the stage for the starting...
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WATCH: Season 2 Of Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty In Black’ Turns...
Tyler Perry is back with more twists, secrets, and power plays as Beauty in Black...
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Serena Williams Opens Up About Losing 31 Pounds With Weight-Loss...
Many have marveled at tennis icon Serena Williams’ weight loss journey, but some...
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What We Expect to See On The Runways This Fall
If fashion can tell us who we are, what will the September shows have to say? Fashion...
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8 Black-Owned Beauty Brands That Make You Look Good And...
The Temptations once sang, “Beauty is only skin deep.” Yet the best kind of beauty...
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WATCH: Tessa Thompson Takes Center Stage In Nia DaCosta’s...
Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the trailer for HEDDA, a daring new reimagining...
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When The American Dream Turns Into A Nightmare: One New...
For most individuals—irrespective of gender, generation, religion, or ancestral...
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Comment on In search of the right bra | Natalie Joseph...
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Black Community in Manhattan, Kansas, Seeks to Raise $1.7M...
Their goal is to restore Shepard’s Chapel, a historic Black church, and transform...
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Black Couple Takes Over 30 Underprivileged Children on...
Nationwide — Vanessa and Robert Williams, an African American couple from Camilla,...
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New Book Tells the Story of the Black World Champions of...
Nationwide — Professional wrestling has become one of America’s most popular forms...
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Founder of Spirit Awakening Foundation Celebrates 30 Years...
Nationwide — The Spirit Awakening Foundation (SAF), a trailblazing arts-based nonprofit...
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Singer Tamar Braxton Says She Almost Died After Being Found...
Nationwide — Tamar Braxton revealed she nearly died after a mysterious incident...
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All The Details On Pat McGrath’s First Louis Vuitton La...
Back in March, Pharrell Williams’s Louis Vuitton announced the most influential...
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Author Releases First Crypto Investment Book for Black...
Nationwide — Ansylla Ramsey, a seasoned educator and crypto coach, has officially...
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White Residents in Mississippi Upset After Black Judge...
Nationwide — U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate has blocked parts of Mississippi’s...
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Youth Pastor Arrested for Abusing Minors Inside a Church...
Nationwide — Thomas Pinkerton, a 52-year-old former youth pastor from Baltimore...
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Black Woman Makes History as the Only Dentist Offering...
Nationwide — Celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Catrise Austin, known as “The Queen...
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This NBA Trailblazer Spent 42 Years Using the Game of Basketball...
Nationwide — Pete Babcock had a 42-year career in the National Basketball Association...
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Samuel L. Jackson And Wife LaTanya Richardson Celebrate...
So much can happen in 45 years; Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson have built...
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Exclusive: ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 3’s New Trailer Teases...
Before Jax Stewart’s next chapter unfolds, ESSENCE is giving audiences an exclusive...
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How ESSENCE And Black Women Are Prioritizing Pleasure
This story is featured in the July/August 2025, 55th anniversary issue of ESSENCE....
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Angela Bassett’s Twins Celebrate Her 67th Birthday With...
The incomparable Angela Bassett, who just turned 67, is reminding us that aging...
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Black Mom and Son Launch Black-Owned Wellness Lounge Called...
Nationwide — Lakel Ebb, BSN, RN, and her son, Founder and CEO of The Vitamin Suite...
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Black Mom and Son Launch Black-Owned Vitamin Lounge in...
Nationwide — Lakel Ebb, BSN, RN, and her son, Founder and CEO of The Vitamin Suite...
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New Children’s Book Teaches Kids About Classic Cars and...
Nationwide — Best-selling author and international economic futurist TJ Loftin has...
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Tracee Ellis Ross Ushers Pattern Beauty Into Its Body Care...
Like many, you’re likely inspired by Tracee Ellis Ross’s take on solo trips and...
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Here’s How To Do A Self-Care Staycation This August
If your body has been whispering—or maybe even yelling—that it needs a break, it...
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Ciara Gets Real About Embracing Her Stretch Marks
Ciara is a muse to many folks motivated by her coveted relationship “prayer,” endless...
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First Look: ‘The Vince Staples Show’ Returns For Season...
Vince Staples is back—and this time, the journey gets even wilder. Netflix has released...
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Living Your Best (Love) Life: How To Manifest The Man Of...
Do you have the kind of love in your life that you truly want? If so, blessings...
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Sydnee Washington Brings Raw Honesty And Sharp Humor With...
When Sydnee Washington steps on stage, she carries more than a mic—she carries the...
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From Corporate America To Global Entrepreneurs: Inside...
There’s always that moment that becomes a turning point for discovering your purpose....
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Woman Arrested for Threatening to Kill President Trump,...
Nationwide — Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old woman from Lafayette, Indiana, was...
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Former Prison Guard Sentenced to 224 Years for Raping Female...
Nationwide — Gregory Rodriguez, a former correctional officer at the Central California...
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Amber Alert Issued for Two Missing Black Siblings from...
Nationwide — Aizon Turner, 3, and Akachi Turner, 11, African American boys from...
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Black-Owned Brand, Fly Purpose, Is Creating More Than Boring...
If you’re a lover of historic moments, graphic tees, and merch T-shirts from concerts...
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Black Police Officer Arrested by ICE Agrees to Leave the...
Nationwide — Jon Luke Evans, a Jamaican police officer from Old Orchard Beach, Maine,...
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Black Police Officer Detained by ICE Arrested Agrees to...
Nationwide — Jon Luke Evans, a Jamaican police officer from Old Orchard Beach, Maine,...
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Ilfenesh Hadera Finds Her Rhythm Beside Denzel Washington...
Ilfenesh Hadera is familiar with Spike Lee’s directorial game — an energetic way...
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Buy Black Forever: A Love Letter To Our Economic Power
On the second floor of Ponce City Market, tucked into a quiet corner above the hum...
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Black Nurse Launches 100% Organic, Holistic Coffee Brand...
Nationwide — For millions of people, the day doesn’t truly begin until that first...
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Man From Brooklyn Loses His Home Over an Unpaid $5K Water...
Nationwide — Filmore Brown, an African American man from Brooklyn, New York, lost...
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ICYMI: Robin Givhan Exits The Washington Post, Crocs Announces...
This weekend in fashion was filled with moments that we want to highlight. First,...
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Black Mom and Two Children from Alabama Killed in Suspected...
Nationwide — Kenneth Smith Jr., a 44-year-old man in Daphne, Alabama, is suspected...
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Community Rallies Together, Raises $16K to Surprise Neighbor...
Nationwide — Willie Berry, an African American man from Rankin County, Mississippi,...
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Black Man From Brooklyn Loses His Home Over an Unpaid $5K...
Nationwide — Filmore Brown, an African American man from Brooklyn, New York, lost...
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8-Year-Old Black Girl Saves Her Grandparents From House...
Nationwide — De’Meria Thomas, an 8-year-old African American girl from Greenville,...
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8-Year-Old Black Girl Saves Grandparents’ Home From Fire...
Nationwide — De’Meria Thomas, an 8-year-old African American girl from Greenville,...
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New Orleans' First Black Woman Mayor Faces Federal Charges...
Nationwide — LaToya Cantrell, who was the first Black woman to be mayor of New Orleans,...
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Black Love Reimagined: Is Marriage Still The End Goal?...
This story is featured in the 55th Anniversary, July/August 2025 issue of ESSENCE....
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State Closes NYC Daycare After 1-Year-Old Black Girl Drowns...
Nationwide — River Edima Wilson, a 1-year-old African American girl from New York,...
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10-Year-Old Missing Black Girl Finally Found, Now Her Mom...
Nationwide — Gorgeuss McGrew, a 10-year-old African American girl from Jackson,...
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Viola Davis Rings In Her 60th Birthday With Husband In...
Multi-award-winning actress Viola Davis has reached a milestone age that not everyone...
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Monica’s Boyfriend Anthony ‘Ant’ Wilson Just Bought Her...
Singer Monica is living out the lyrics to her song “Love All Over Me” with talent...
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Monica’s Boyfriend Anthony ‘Ant’ Wilson Just Bought Her...
Singer Monica is living out the lyrics to her song “Love All Over Me” with talent...
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22-Year-Old Man Who Shot and Killed His Grandparents, "God...
Nationwide — Jeremyah Campbell, a 22-year-old African American man from West Melbourne,...
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ICYMI: Keke Palmer’s Ginger Pixie Cut, And More
Trends come and go, but over the past week, our favs reminded us that a few beauty...
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Ageless and Unapologetic, This Is Sexy Now
Sexy is not a fixed definition. It moves with us, stretches with us, and evolves...
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It’s Time to Put Our Phones Down at Fashion Week
At a recent show in Paris, the kind where the front row is more famous than the...
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From Housing To Hope: Inside The Detroit Program Giving...
Affordable housing programs in the 1980s provided critical opportunities for Black...
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The Cost Of The Soft Life: Why Rest Feels Risky For Black...
It’s no surprise that the soft life movement, which began in 2022, originated with...
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How Designer Cheyney McKnight Honors 19th Century Enslaved...
Cheyney McKnight says her work as a historical interpreter and researcher led to...
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Kristine Anigwe Is Redefining Fashion In The WNBA One Look...
Off The Court: Style of the WNBA is a series highlighting women in sports and their...
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Tracee Ellis Ross Channels Diana Ross With Fluffy Blowout
It’s late summer and Tracee Ellis Ross—who stars in new Solo Traveling series—took...
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A Black Mom's Instincts Led to an Early Diagnosis and Helped...
Nationwide — A recent medical scare in Montgomery, Texas, nearly cost 18-year-old...
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Actress Halle Berry Responds to Ex-Husband Who Says She...
Nationwide — Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, 58, appeared to subtly respond...
