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Workers erect an Oscar statue ahead of the 98th Annual Academy Awards outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images) By ESSENCE Editors ·Updated March 15, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Cinephiles, come forward.
For those of us who tune into the Actor Adrien Brody – AMPAS
The rehearsal experience also gave journalists the chance to
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For legendary New Edition singer Ronnie DeVoe and his wife, singer and former reality TV personality and Blaque artist
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Ayra Starr continues to reach new heights with the release of her new single “Where Do We Go.” In recent years, the Beninese-Nigerian artist has emerged as one of the most prominent young voices in Afrobeats and contemporary R&B, a position reinforced by chart success, major award nominations, and a growing international audience.
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By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated March 12, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
“She’s pretty for a dark-skinned girl.”
These seven words strung together carry an indescribable weight. So heavy that multiple generations have not just carried them but been encumbered by their heaviness. These seven words, and the ugly colorism they are anchored in, crushed the spirits of too many of our mothers, aunties, grandmas and other matriarchs both known
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By Andrea Mathis, MA, RDN, LD ·Updated March 10, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
If you’ve been scrolling lately, you may have noticed the shift in how we talk about bodies. Once again, thinness is being elevated as the gold standard of health, and in that shift, body respect, I see something very different. What I see is not evidence that body positivity failed, but evidence that we have
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By Andrea Mathis, MA, RDN, LD ·Updated March 10, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
If you’ve been scrolling lately, you may have noticed the shift in how we talk about bodies. Once again, thinness is being elevated as the gold standard of health, and in that shift, body respect, I see something very different. What I see is not evidence that body positivity failed, but evidence that we have