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‘Sinners’ And Michael B. Jordan Win Big At 2026 Actor Awards,...
The 2026 Actor Awards delivered one of the most exciting nights of the season, shaking...
Experience Isn’t Enough Anymore—Here’s What Employers Actually...
Jobs have long hired their employees based on experience. Generally, the more, the...
Fresh Air, Clear Mind: How Everyday Outdoor Movement Supports...
The post Fresh Air, Clear Mind: How Everyday Outdoor Movement Supports Our Wellness...
Legendary Paris disco club Le Palace to reopen after four...
The club was previously frequented by the likes of Prince, Grace Jones and Mick...
Here’s what went down at the New Balance & Footasylum Presents...
To celebrate the launch of the New Balance 1000, Crop Radio HQ hosted a one-off...
The Best Red Carpet Looks From The 2026 Actor Awards
As award season rolls on, the Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG-AFTRA Awards)...
‘Sinners’ And ‘One Battle After Another’ Set For Record-Breaking...
As the 2026 Actor Awards approach this evening, two films sit at the center of the...
Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler And ‘Sinners’ Take Top...
The 57th NAACP Image Awards closed out a week of celebrations with a dominant showing...
The Best Beauty And Fashion Moments At The 2026 BRIT Awards
The 2026 BRIT Awards red carpet delivered a striking mix of softness, structure,...
New music on our radar this week: Squarepusher, Yu Su,...
All the biggest releases on our radarContinue reading...
Festival line-ups you might have missed: Body Movements,...
Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic worldContinue reading...
The Best Red Carpet Looks From The NAACP Image Awards 2026
Tonight, on the final day of Black History Month’s 100th anniversary, the NAACP...
Netflix Backs Out Of Warner Bros. Deal, Clearing The Path...
Netflix surprisingly backed out of its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, ending a...
Inside The Black Beauty Club’s First-Ever Vanguard Awards...
Black beauty leaders made their way downtown to the ever-buzzy WSA for The Black...
Rihanna Posts Documentary Proof She Is Recording Music
An Instagram Reel showing “a night in the life” of the artist also includes hours...
BigXthaPlug And 600 Entertainment Make Noise For Texas...
The Dallas rapper and his crew represent their home state and salute the West Coast...
9 Historic Black Wall Streets You Should Know Besides Tulsa
Greenwood, the legendary business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma has rightfully so...
I’ve Battled Racist Online Trolls For Years. AI Is A Whole...
Shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, I notified my followers on Instagram...
Kerry Washington On Democracy, Storytelling And Real-World...
At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Kerry Washington received the Elevate Prize...
Ice Spice On Starring In The H&M&New York Global Campaign
For Ice Spice, fashion has always been more than just about clothes. It’s about...
New Music Friday: 50 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On...
Gnarles Barkley, Mýa, Juvenile, T.I., Anderson .Paak, Elmiene, Bunna B, and more...
Eight Months. No Trim. Just This Conditioner And A Prayer
Before giving birth to my second daughter, I made a bet with my sister: I would...
7 Best Pixie Cut Styles For Spring 2026
“2025 is the year of the pixie,” Topicals founder Olamide Olowe told ESSENCE exclusively...
Op-Ed: T.I., 50 Cent & The Cultural Reckoning Around Defending...
When did hip-hop become a cesspool for misogynoir, and furthermore, how did it become...
NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell Wants To Make Wellness A...
Not everyone gets a nutritionist, a recovery coach, a personal chef, and a roster...
Venezuelan techno DJ jailed after selling £7 million worth...
José Alejandro Zamora Yrala sold over 60,000 fake parts that were fitted in planes...
Deadmau5 slams artist using his likeness in AI-generated...
The Canadian DJ said that an artist deepfaked his image to promote their own musicContinue...
Black Wealth Watch: Katt Williams Enters AI, Student Loan...
Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business...
Rooted In More Than Beauty: How Sally Beauty Is Investing...
There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when beauty meets intention. Not the...
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter to join Fred again.. at Ally...
The final stop of the USB002 tour will mark the former Robot's first UK performance...
Megan Thee Stallion & Coco Jones Stun At Milan Fashion...
Milan Fashion Week has gotten a dose of unapologetic Black girl magic. This season,...
ESScent Of The Week: Valentino’s Purple Melancholia Is...
To know me is to know that Valentino’s Donna Born in Roma sits firmly on my Mount...
Megan Thee Stallion Joins ‘Moulin Rouge’ Broadway Cast
“Theater is definitely a new opportunity that I’m excited to embrace,” the artist...
Black Fashion Archives: Honoring Edward Buchanan’s Impact...
Black Fashion Archives offers an in-depth exploration of some of the most influential...
Wu-Tang Clan Co-Founder Oliver ‘Power’ Grant Dead At 52
“Everything that we learned was hard-knock life,” said Power, who gathered the money...
Celebrity Hairstylist Suzette Boozer Breaks Down Her Top...
“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our...
Inside The Era Of Undetectable Injectables
Your favorite celebrities aren’t looking better because they’re getting less work...
Uncle Nearest’s Financial Troubles Mount As Assets Go Up...
Uncle Nearest has been wrapped up in a lawsuit, on the Black-owned whiskey brand’s...
The Evolution Of Cool: Erykah Badu’s Most Transformative...
Erykah Badu is a soulful visionary whose lyrics feel like ancestral whispers and...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Promises Black Love, Laughter,...
Black love is heading to Italy, and ESSENCE has an exclusive look for You, Me &...
Founding Wu-Tang Clan member Oliver ‘Power’ Grant has died...
Tributes are flooding in from fellow Wu-Tang members, including GZA, Raekwon and...
I Grew Up Knowing I Was Unwanted By My Mother. Now, I’m...
My mother’s laughter echoed at our family gathering as we sat around the table playing...
The Mix 093: Galcher Lustwerk
The US house maestro dishes out a trademark laidback house blend for The Mix, and...
Sheffield's The Leadmill launches crowdfunder to establish...
The historic music venue closed in 2025 after being served an eviction notice by...
Chase B Is Taking Houston Culture Global With ‘Be Very...
The Houston native details the making of his new mixtape, his rise to industry tastemaker,...
Terminal V's Edinburgh edition to end after 9 years, citing...
The famed Scottish festival will celebrate its final Edinburgh edition at the Royal...
Edinburgh’s Terminal V to end after 10 years, citing “significant”...
The famed Scottish festival will celebrate its final edition at the Royal Highland...
New York party HEADS KNOW launches fund for independent...
The fund will also support promoters and journalists facing “urgent financial hardship”Continue...
Use of rap lyrics in criminal court cases to be debated...
An amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill could limit police's ability to utilise...
Artists threaten to leave Wasserman after founder mentioned...
salute, A Hundred Drums, and Chappell Roan have declared their intention to leave...