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By ESSENCE Editors ·Updated May 26, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The American Music Awards are here—meaning the summer season of music awards are upon us. This year, the ceremony, held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, felt rather nostalgic. For one, The Black Eyed Peas won The Best Throwback Song award. And this was all before Pussycat Dolls performed for the first time since 2006—even bringing
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Getty Images. By Akili King ·Updated May 26, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The American Music Awards are here—meaning the summer season of music awards are upon us. This year, the ceremony, held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, felt rather nostalgic. For one, The Black Eyed Peas won The Best Throwback Song award. And this was all before Pussycat Dolls performed for the first time
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Sonny Rollins was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and one of the most influential saxophonists of his time.
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By Larry Stansbury ·Updated May 25, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
I will admit something that still feels tender to say out loud: I have never been in a real relationship. I have never truly dated, never been seriously asked out, and if I am being honest with myself, fashion has always been somewhere in the middle of that story.
I do not get dressed casually; I get dressed intentionally.
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A focus group shows Black men who voted for Joe Biden and Donald Trump are increasingly getting their news from nontraditional media outlets.
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Updated May 25, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The unofficial start to Summer 2026 has arrived (albeit a lot of rain)! After a long and brutal winter, we are here for the new season. Summer means pretty sundresses, longer days, rooftop parties, backyard bashes and more fun outdoor gatherings, so bring it on! Are you always on the guest list but now itching to host a memorable fete of your own?
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“I repeatedly said something was wrong, but my concerns were dismissed.”
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“I’m not looking for representation in every corner of reality television because I don’t believe it authentically exists,” the author writes.
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Getty Images/Catherine Falls Commercial By Eman Bare ·Updated May 24, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Every time I learn something new about women’s health, I feel a profound sense of grief. At the center is always rage. Why did I not know this before? I ask myself. How many women in my lineage – in all of our lineages – died without ever knowing this information? That is,