ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...

Childhood trauma led Chris Whitaker to write the novel. Meeting readers over the last year spurred him to realize he should ...

The Rev. Dr. Brown explained in a 2019 Church News video that “Come, Come Ye Saints” and the iconic Black spiritual “Lift ...

The ICA Miami shows how her proclivity for abstraction grew in tandem with her interests in space, science, and spirituality.

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The resilience, faith and purity of African American hymns come to life at the Historic Ward Rooming House with “Precious ...

Contessa Gayles *Now streaming on Comcast’s Black Experience on Xfinity, “The Debutantes,” executive produced by Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph of “Abbott Elementary,” tells ...

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Beyond the postcard image of the French metro area lies a world of Black excellence where history, cuisine and creativity intersect. This story is featured in the May/June 2025 issue of ESSENCE ...