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TS Madison Talks Being Sampled On ‘Renaissance:’ ‘You Never Know How Things Line Up’
TS Madison is the queen of hearts. The unfiltered, hilarious thoughts she shares online have gained her a legion of fans and thrust her into...
On Marcus Garvey’s 135th Birthday, A New Documentary Is Honoring His Life And Legacy
In the opening moments of “African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey,” the weighty voice of Keith David is followed by Steel Pulse’s...
Are Social Media’s Beauty Trends Ruining Our Skin?
This story first appeared in the May/June 2022 issue of ESSENCE. In the last decade, millennials’ digital self-care movement combined with a widespread embrace of...
Zain E. Asher Explores Her Family’s Devastating Loss In New Memoir
“There is tragedy in my story, but my story is not a tragedy.” That was the powerful way that CNN anchor Zain E. Asher started...
Serena Williams Is Quitting Tennis To Put Motherhood First. I Understand.
The idea of “doing it all” is fascinating, primarily because it is relegated to women who are balancing our personal and professional lives. Fatherhood is...
How Bill Russell Changed The Game
On December 22, 1956, William Felton “Bill” Russell suited up for the first time in Boston Celtics green. Fans couldn’t anticipate the impact the then-rookie...
Law Experts Explain What Could Be Next For Brittney Griner
WNBA player Brittney Griner had received national attention since March 5, when Russian news agency TASS revealed she was detained for carrying vape cartridges containing...
Family And Friends Remember Arlana Miller
On the morning of July 8, Janice Tappin-Miller is warm, but the undercurrent of grief is strong. As she welcomes me into her home in...
On Beyoncé’s Grand Return
Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” begins with Janie Crawford returning to her all-Black Florida hometown. Her hair, a symbol of her freedom,...
LeToya Luckett, Atoya Burleson and Melody Hunt Open Up About Black Motherhood
For day two of ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2022, singer LeToya Luckett moderated a necessary conversation about Black motherhood on the Beauty Carnival stage. Luckett...