Jotaka Eaddy, founder and CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen, and Essence Communications will receive special honors at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors ceremony held Friday, Feb. 21 in Los Angeles.

Most of the Korean serums I’ve purchased are $25 or less, and the VT Cosmetics Reedle Shot 100 Essence is also in that price range. But it is unlike any other serum I’ve tried. The product ...

Scottsdale fine-dining restaurant Course made USA TODAY's 2025 Restaurants of the Year list. According to USA TODAY's list, the local powerhouse is one of the top 44 places to eat in America.

AFRIKANERS living in an impoverished community in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, have rejected President Donald Trump’s invitation to relocate to America saying South Africa is their home.

Menswear is divided into two or three worlds. Streetwear is arguably the most populated despite some observers’ curious proclamations of its deadness. You have the sartorialists, who herald the ...

In the first Black women buddy comedy since the Robert Townsend-directed B.A.P.S., (1997) One Of Them Days gives us exactly what we need in two Black female leads—dynamic chemistry, laugh-out ...

History is being made in modern television with the upcoming premiere of Beyond The Gates, the first-ever, one-hour Black daytime drama to air on television. CBS has officially released the highly ...

The ANC and its alliance partners in KwaZulu-Natal will picket outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday when the Prudential Authority and Ithala Bank exchange legal blows inside.

Every year, Nation’s Restaurant News presents the Top 500 biggest restaurants in America, ranked by systemwide sales in the previous fiscal year. This year, we’re using data from our partners ...

2024 was a year of extraordinary progress for Africa, marked by significant technological advancements, visionary leadership, impactful social initiatives, and ambitious infrastructure projects.

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed. ESSENCE: Your second gender-free fragrance, Eh-Vritheng BLACK, is now out in the world. Can you give some insight into the intention that went ...

It is about making the moments in the music so obvious that they can't help but hear the essence. For non-performers, the ludicrous idea of wanting to be scrutinized under a spotlight makes no sense.