No longer relegated to the sidelines, new acts like Mercedes Moné, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill have become wrestling’s ...

Williams, PhD, LMSW, a licensed master social worker, spoke to ESSENCE about the need for community care as Black women ...

Love Jones' stars Nia Long and Larenz Tate set as American Black Film Festival (ABFF) ambassadors, with plans for a ...

Mattea Gallaway Austin’s preeminent R&B songstress Taméca Jones – armed with her fantastic 2024 full-length Plants & Pills – ...

The latest report from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found women made up little new ground towards greater industry parity.

First Fridays is returning to Oakland with an International Women’s Month celebration in March, ending its two-month hiatus and marking its first event of the year. The beloved downtown arts and ...

The music industry remains stagnant in breaking up its predominantly male class of artists, producers, and songwriters, a new ...

Grammy- and Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), actress-director Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Emmy-nominated ...

Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs and Raamla Mohamed will be honored at this year’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood ...

If there is one thing Nigerians have mastered, it is giving names to things in a way that almost always captures the very essence of those things. From iconic nicknames to catchy phrases and new ...

Rooted in tradition and shaped by history, Afan Festival is a cultural event that serves as a bridge between generations. It brings together the people of Kagoro, their neighbours and visitors across ...