Clarence O. Smith, visionary co-founder of ESSENCE Magazine and champion of the Black Women's Market, has died at 92.

The actress talks to ESSENCE about why this box office sensation felt different from the very first page. “I’ve never read a ...

The costume designer details how she and her associate costume designer James Nguyen built the core of the modernized ...

After years of lash lifts, extensions, and false lashes, could it finally be time to let our natural lashes breathe?

ESSENCE: How did it feel returning to The White ... I often refer to his words on the page as notes on a score. By themselves, you don’t necessarily hear the music, but when you watch it all ...

“For me, styling has always been about being experimental,” he tells ESSENCE. “Growing up ... on how building an aesthetically pleasing page could drive people to my account, and I used ...

“Just proud that I get to see this day 😍” The legendary NBA player wrote in the comments. Zaya seems well prepared to enter her next phase of life. The late teen has already been building a ...

With 1,164 pages of prepared material ... contrasting it with Thurmond’s segregationist past in a statement shared with ESSENCE.. “Today, the CBC is proud of the profound fortitude of our ...

And Booker? He made sure to stay standing—literally. He even had a Senate page take his chair away at one point so he wouldn’t be tempted to sit down. To give himself a little break ...

The Essence Festival is one of the biggest celebrations of African American music and culture, drawing crowds to the vibrant ...