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Rikki Hughes On Honoring The Culture And Creating Her Own Path
When Janet Hubert approached Will Smith on a sparse Hollywood soundstage neither party knew where the cameras were hidden. After 27 years of hostility and...
Pheobe Robinson Gets Comically Candid In Her New Book
Phoebe Robinson has a lot of thoughts. With her latest book, Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes, a hilarious compilation of...
What’s New And Black On Netflix In October
This month Netflix is bringing us beloved gangster spoofs, groundbreaking biopics and one of the culture’s favorite comedies. The streaming service is treating us to...
Harlem’s Fashion Row Partners With American Girl For Their 35th Anniversary And ‘World By Us’ Dolls Debut
Last week, American Girl celebrated their 35th year anniversary with Harlem’s Fashion Row by debuting the World by Us doll and book collection to demonstrate...
WATCH: ESSENCE Presents Short Film ‘A Love Letter to Africa’
Earlier this year, drawn by the booming fashion scene in Lagos, Ade Samuel made her way to the continent’s most populous city. Her mission? To...
Ms. Lauryn Hill: ‘We Have A Complicated But Beautiful History’ On Fugees Reunion
Ready or not: the Fugees are back. Last night on the rooftop of Pier 17 at South Street Seaport in New York City, Ms. Lauryn...
Ranger Betty Reid Soskin Gets Middle School Named After Her For 100th Birthday
The oldest park ranger in the nation is a Black woman. Ranger Betty Reid Soskin turned 100 on September 22. She currently serves at the Rosie...
The (Shockingly Short) List of Black Women Who Have Won Primetime Emmy Awards
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards show airs on Sunday and we can’t wait to check out the red carpet looks, see if our favorite stars,...
Jasmine Mans Is Taking Us Through The ‘Cycles’ Of Heartache In Her New Poem
Jasmine Mans once ran up a hill with a broken heart. The poet and author of Black Girl Call Home was instructed to release her...
The Receipts: 5 Reasons Amanda Gorman Is Unstoppable
Amanda Gorman is the multi hyphenate creative we’ve all been waiting for. At just 23-years-old the poised poet and model has already accomplished a lifetime’s...