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On 29 January 2026, Nigeria LNG Limited held a press conference in Lagos bringing...
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Four African and African Diaspora Writers Are Finalists...
The finalists for the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced this week,...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Make...
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Chennai Book Fair: A Wake-Up Call for African Publishing
How Rwanda’s participation in Asia’s literary giant reveals urgent lessons for Africa’s...
British-Ghanaian Derek Owusu and Nigerian Leye Adenle Feature...
Derek Owusu, a British writer of Ghanaian heritage, and Nigerian crime writer Leye...
“Books Have the Power to Carry You Through Life”: Stormzy...
The UK government has designated 2026 as the National Year of Reading, and Stormzy...
Amouage Unveils “The Essences” at Scentopia Ghana — A New...
The heart of Accra pulsed with luxury yesterday as fragrance lovers and tastemakers...
Black Up Debuts in Accra with a Culture-First Beauty Experience...
Beyond shade-matching: live artistry, product discovery, and creator meet-ups mark...
How To Master Brown Lip Liner Like a Professional
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Best Beauty Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Six
Day six of New York Fashion Week wrapped on an early but bright note, leading with...
Sheika Daley Made Black Skin Glow At Prabal Gurung
For many seasons, minimalism has dominated at New York Fashion Week. Quiet luxury,...
An Anti-Coming Out Story
Coming out as a Black bisexual woman is messy, significant, deeply personal...and...
“What’s It Like Being A Hot Girl?”
Then, about two minutes later, another man who saw the “Talk to me!” sign I apparently...
How JBL is Empowering These Student Athletes Through NIL
The NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deals have changed the landscape of college basketball...
How 1Up Tee Took Detroit by Storm With a Conscious Message
Detroit rap is currently one of the biggest sounds in Hip-Hop right now, and for...
After Duggan, Detroit Chooses Intention
Detroit has done something it hasn’t done in a long time: it chose what comes next...
6 Sets of New Launched Avlon As I Am Bond Collection Sets...
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25 Pairs of Afro Hair & Beauty Live Tickets to Be Won in...
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10 Camille Rose Curl Bestie Kits to Be Won in Free Prize...
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Love On Your Hair For Valentine’s Day With 5 Of The Best...
Valentine’s Day allows people to show affection to others and to focus on self-care,...
Introducing a New Black-Owned Apparel Line With Impactful...
Nationwide — You may have seen the shirts during national news reports covering...
Brandy Norwood’s Timeless Style Evolution
Brandy has long stood as one of music’s most influential and quietly revolutionary...
Rachel Scott Makes Her Proenza Schouler Runway Debut
This week, Rachel Scott is arguably one of the busiest designers on the NYFW schedule....
How Cardi B Plans to Help Make Your Hair Grow ‘Good’
Fresh off her Super Bowl halftime show cameo, rapper Cardi B has some exciting news...
The Story of 10 Black Models Becoming Legends at the Battle...
In November 1973, 10 Black models helped put American fashion on the map in an epic...
Last-Minute Galentine’s Day Beauty Products
Galentine’s Day, the unofficial holiday created by NBC’s sitcom Parks and Recreation...
How Aisling Camps Prepares For Her First New York Fashion...
Aisling Camps is a mechanical engineer-turned-knitwear designer. Originally from...
A choker is the perfect piece of jewellery to wear now
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ESSENCE Editors’ Top Fashion Week Beauty Products
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Meet The Black General Manager Behind One Of NYC’s Coolest...
True New Yorkers know… cool can’t be manufactured (as much as people try). So when...
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Before the Super Bowl kickoff, our favorite celebrities stepped out for the GQ Bowl...
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Keke Palmer Turns Up The Heat With A Chic Pixie Cut
No one wears a pixie cut quite like Keke Palmer. Last night, at the premiere of...
An Inside Look At Moncler’s FW26 Show Glam
Last weekend in the Rocky Mountains of Aspen, Moncler debuted its Moncler Grenoble...
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We blinked and Eva Marcille’s firstborn, daughter Marley Rae, up and turned 12....
The Best Valentine’s Day Fragrances
There’s words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and...
Elevate Your Excellence: Exalting The Renaissance Of Harlem’s...
She remains the quintessential Harlem success story.