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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated July 13, 2023
The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA as its most commonly known, has officially announced a strike for working actors that will go into effect as of midnight on Thursday, July 13. In a historic move, they join the already striking Writers Guild of America on the picket line with demands for fairer contracts, wages, and
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By Veronica Wells ·Updated July 11, 2023
Karen Pittman is a renaissance woman. While you may know her from her roles in two hit series, she actually entered the entertainment industry as an opera singer.
“Singing was always sort of natural for me,” Pittman tells ESSENCE. “I always sang. I came out of the womb, singing.” She actually worked in the music industry for years before she realized that
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By Brande Victorian ·Updated July 10, 2023
This weekend, Beyoncé opened the North American leg of her Renaissance World Tour in Canada with two shows in Toronto on July 8 and 9. Two months into the long-awaited concert which began in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 10, Beyoncé demonstrated why even a plethora of spoilers being tweeted, posted, and tagged across the Internet can’t rain on her “Black Parade,” as she
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated July 7, 2023
After four seasons and three groundbreaking Emmy awards for Black woman creatives, Robin Thede‘s variety comedy A Black Lady Sketch Show is officially coming to an end.
Variety reports that HBO confirmed the news on Thursday, July 6 that the show’s fourth season, which premiered on April 14th, would indeed be its last.
“For four exceptional seasons of ‘A Black Lady
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated July 5, 2023
ESSENCE’s top brass gathered on Saturday, July 1 at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca Cola to deep dive into the purpose and meaning of Oprah Winfrey Network‘s upcoming original docu-series, Time of Essence.
Marked as a celebration of the trailblazing magazine that has featured some of the most captivating and influential covers of the past half-century, the five-part,
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated July 3, 2023
Megan Thee Stallion closed out the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola and its celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop during the nightly concert series with a hip-shaking, crowd-rocking performance.
After a night >a few surprises, the self-proclaimed H-Town hottie wasted no time jumping right into her beloved hits, courting crowd participation with her hit “HER” before launching into her
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated July 2, 2023
ESSENCE’s celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary continued on Day 2 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca Cola, as down south legends hit the stage for a special tribute to the city that shaped the genre for nearly two decades, Atlanta, GA.
Legendary producer, rapper, songwriter, and DJ Jermaine Dupri curated a special tribute set, entitled “The South
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated July 1, 2023
In a timely discussion taking place just one day after the Supreme Court ruled to end Affirmative Action, ESSENCE Senior News & Politics Editor Malaika Jabali sat with Civil Rights Activist and Critical Race Theory Scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw to speak frankly about the movement to erase Black history and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion all over the country.
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated June 28, 2023
If you’re enjoying the daytime experiences at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola, you can’t miss the heartbeat of the Festival; The ESSENCE Stage.
All weekend, your favorite stars, personalities, and experts will be tackling topics like wellness, love & relationships, food, health, culture, and of course, Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary on the ESSENCE Stage. Be on the lookout