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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated March 1, 2024
The fifth annual ESSENCE Hollywood House is set to return to Los Angeles on Friday, March 8, at 322 La Cienega Place. The event promises an impactful day of programming, speed mentoring, and hands-on learning for aspiring filmmakers, actors, and entertainment enthusiasts.
Hosted by the talented actress Skye Townsend, known for her role in A Black Lady Sketch Show, this year’s Hollywood House is designed to
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Photographed by Andre D. Wagner By Brooklyn White ·Updated February 17, 2024
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter wears quite a few hats. She juggles life as a married mother of three with being the greatest living entertainer—two undertakings that are brain- and body-bending separately, and nearly inconceivable when combined. Her pointed manicures are the needle under which global interest spins. One hip bounce, one social post, one brand mention: That’s all it takes to send
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By Essence ·Updated February 15, 2024
The NFL and Mitchell & Ness collaborated on a nostalgic origin story of the sportswear brand and celebrated the cultural impact for a 2024 Super Bowl Sunday commercial. The barbershop served as the staple background to showcase how music, fashion, and culture intersect within the NFL. The sports merch collective tapped the Black-owned creative agency Free Lunch founded by Tim Hinsa, to bring the vision to
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By Jasmine Browley ·Updated January 16, 2024
The Honey Pot Company is making history again — and this time, it’s set to change the entire feminine care industry as we know it. The brand, a line of personal care and sexual wellness products founded by Bea Dixon, just inked a landmark deal that is poised to democratize feminine care, taking a piece of the projected $54B pie.
Entering into a $380 million
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By Essence ·Updated November 9, 2023
Jeezy sits with Essence Ventures Chief Content Officer God-is Rivera to discuss his journey of self-discovery, his thoughts on how we can create more safe spaces for reflection among each other, how creating his art has become therapeutic, and what he hopes his community gains from hearing the experience of his ongoing path to internal balance and healing.
Fresh off the recent release of his
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By Essence ·Updated October 3, 2023
Western and Eastern nations are pushing fast-fashion dumping and sending unlabeled bales of used clothing—often damaged and defective—to Africa. Most of it is not usable, climate appropriate or culturally relevant. Forty percent of it ends up in landfills, polluting the natural nutrients of the countries it is sent to. The countries sending the clothing cloak this as donations for poorer populations, when it is actually
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By Rachael Thomas ·Updated August 21, 2023
On the final day of Afro Nation Detroit, which took place on Sunday, the Nigerian musical duo P-Square claimed years ago that Afrobeats would take over.
Their prediction was accurate; Afrobeats has become an integral part of mainstream music. With the inaugural Afro Nation festival making its debut in Detroit, the genre has deepened its presence in the city.
Thousands flocked to the festival for
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By Emil Wilbekin ·Updated August 21, 2023
The first Monday in May is considered the Super Bowl of high fashion—the zeitgeist moment when designers, models, actors and recording artists, all wearing jaw–dropping couture, storm the grand, red-carpeted staircase of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to preen and be the scene. The Met Gala, hosted by Vogue’s Anna Wintour, is the hottest ticket on the planet,
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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated August 10, 2023
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has unveiled the official trailer for its highly anticipated original documentary series, Time of Essence. Set to premiere on Friday, August 18, the five-part, one-hour series embarks on a celebratory journey through the legacy of a magazine that has captivated a global community of over 20 million Black women.
Time of Essence stands as a testament to the spirit