As Cynthia Erivo accepted her honors at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards, she offered up words of affirmation for the Black women that filled the ballroom, encouraging everyone to dream ...

Orange Is the New Black star Danielle Brooks was inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Cynthia Erivo discussed how her identity as a queer Black woman has helped others better connect with her 'Wicked' character in a new interview. × Skip to main content ...

In a new interview with Variety, Erivo opened up about how her identity as a queer Black woman has helped others connect further with the ostracized Wicked Witch of the West.

Now, over a decade later on the big screen, Elphaba has micro braids and Cynthia Erivo’s face so the character’s greenness is undeniably informed by her Blackness. Not only did Erivo make the ...

Cynthia Erivo Encourages Black Women to Dream Big at Essence Awards: ‘I Got to Fly and Now the Skies Are Waiting for You Too’ Teyana Taylor, Raamla Mohamed, Marla Gibbs and Tyra Banks were ...