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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated April 1, 2024
We’re just a few weeks away from New Orleans annual Jazz & Heritage Festival, a two-weekend celebration of music and culture. This year, the festival expanded to eight days, and the anticipation is growing, drawing in music aficionados from across the globe to immerse themselves in a collection of sounds, flavors, and cultures. With a lineup that includes Kem, Jon Batiste, Fantasia, and Chris Stapleton,
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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated March 29, 2024
The Associated Press confirmed Friday that Louis Gosset Jr., the first Black man to win an Oscar for supporting actor, has died. He was 87 years old.
Gossett passed away in Santa Monica, California Friday morning. No cause of death has been revealed; however, ESSENCE previously reported in 2010 that the actor had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In 1983, Gossett made history as the third
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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated March 28, 2024
Shirley Chisolm is one of America’s unsung heroes, becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. While blazing uncharted territory comes at a cost, Chisolm paved the way for many more women to become politically engaged, as is reflected in the Netflix biopic, Shirley, where Regina King masterfully delivers a performance of the late Chisolm. The film not only celebrates Chisholm’s historic milestone
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Courtesy Ray Mora By Anthony Bryant ·Updated March 28, 2024
New Blue Sun Live. Andre 300. No Bars, No Phones reads a dandelion-yellow shirt hanging from a merch stand just outside of Luna Luna in Downtown Los Angeles, where Andre 3000 has scheduled four performances over two nights of his melodic, introspective, and spiritual album New Blue Sun as the latest tour stop for his first solo album in nearly 17 years.
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By Aaraf Adam ·Updated March 26, 2024
Kevin Hart lives up to his name, brimming with heart, ambition, work ethic, and the drive to see his dreams through to fruition. Regardless of whether his humor resonates with you, his impact remains undeniable. He holds the record for opening 11 films at number one at the box office and has grossed over $4.23 billion in global revenue. Surrounded by a constellation of notable
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Courtesy Paramount By Lynnette Nicholas ·Updated March 25, 2024
Being Black and a cowgirl, or a cowboy, is nothing new. America has a rich history steeped in historical figures and change-makers who were “country”, bounty hunters, infamous law enforcers, homesteaders, and cowboys and cowgirls. From renowned law enforcer Bass Reeves, who was a runaway slave who eventually became a U.S. Marshall, to Stagecoach Mary, who was one of the first women to
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By Kerane Marcellus ·Updated March 22, 2024
This week celebrities with racks of accolades came out in >Yvonne Orji wore an all brown look for a premiere that had our heads turned. Loot actresses Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Maya Rudolph came out for their Apple+ show premier wearing completely different aesthetics that worked well for each personality. Rodriguez wore a denim head-to-toe look while Rudolph wore a black Schiaparelli look.
Next, one of
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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated March 22, 2024
At last night’s 2024 “A Mind Is…” New York Gala, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) celebrated their 80-year-long legacy and honored ESSENCE with the Trailblazer Award.
“UNCF’s 80th anniversary is a remarkable milestone that highlights our unwavering commitment to education and opportunity for African American and other underrepresented students,” Dr. Michael L. Lomax, UNCF president and CEO for the past twenty years, told ESSENCE.
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By Mark P. Braboy ·Updated March 21, 2024
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to uproot life as we knew it in 2020, the psychological impact of witnessing industries and the world around you change almost overnight was maddening for many. Together with the ongoing opioid crisis, fatal overdoses among Black men and women practically skyrocketed. According to the American Psychological Association, 2020 saw a reported 213 percent increase in the death rate