Essence Magazine:
Sinners (2025), Courtesy of Warner Bros. By Okla Jones ·Updated January 22, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The 2026 Oscar nominations were unveiled Thursday morning, setting the stage for one of the most closely watched awards races in recent years. Beginning at 5:30 a.m. PT, nominees were announced by Oscar-nominated actress Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Essence Magazine:
Temi Coker launches The Temi Coker Home Collection. By Okla Jones ·Updated January 21, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Artist Temi Coker is expanding his practice beyond the wall with his first home collection. The 18-piece debut, launching January 21, 2026, brings his visual language into everyday objects designed for daily use.
For Coker, moving into home design was a practical extension of his work. His art has long
Essence Magazine:
By Okla Jones ·Updated January 21, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival arrives with a slate that highlights Black creatives in cinema. This year’s lineup reflects a wide range of perspectives, many of them debuting on the world stage. Across Park City, Salt Lake City, and the Festival’s online platform, audiences will experience projects shaped by filmmakers yearning to tell important stories.
The Festival runs January
Essence Magazine:
Photo Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN By Okla Jones ·Updated January 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
When Courtney B. Vance was asked to join Percy Jackson and the Olympians for its second season, the role came with a different type of responsibility. He was stepping in as Zeus after the death of Lance Reddick, who played the god of Olympus in season one, and who was also a
Essence Magazine:
By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated January 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Let’s get a few important things out of the way: The Reverand Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. was not the docile, unintimidating, conflict avoider that mainstream media has propped him up to be in the years since his passing. We established that long ago. Read (or reread) here and here for a refresher. That sanitized, whitewashed version
Essence Magazine:
Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth By Okla Jones ·Updated January 16, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
For the entirety of his career, Tyler James Williams has moved with intention. It’s present in the way he speaks, and how he’s crafted a resume that rivals most actors. From child star to Emmy Award-winner, Williams has continued to grow within the film and television industry without compromising his integrity, which is
Essence Magazine:
Courtesy of the artist Hebru Brantley/ @hebrubrantley By Okla Jones ·Updated January 15, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Hebru Brantley has long been known for creating his own imaginative worlds, but with Fields & Phantoms, those worlds expand outward, becoming something viewers can physically step into. Debuting during Miami Art Week at the Miami Design District, the exhibition unfolded across two rooms, drawing from Afrofuturist language and the
Essence Magazine:
Courtesy of BET+ By Okla Jones ·Updated January 14, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
NFL icon Michael Vick has transitioned into the next phase of his life, and he’s ready to show the world. Today, BET has set the premiere date for its upcoming original docuseries The Coach Vick Experience, which will debut on February 4, 2026.
The series follows Vick as he returns to his home state of
Essence Magazine:
Joe’s College Road Trip. (L-R) Jermaine Harris as B.J. and Tyler Perry as Joe in Joe’s College Road Trip. Photo Credit: Perry Well Films 2/Courtesy Netflix By Okla Jones ·Updated January 13, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Today, the key art and trailer for Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip are officially here, setting the tone for a new chapter in the Madea universe. The film premieres on