Category: African-American

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The owners of Return to the Land, the development being sued, have previously said they must personally confirm that applicants are white before they are accepted.

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Courtesy of Quintessential, Ely Ely, and Net-A-Porter By Mecca Pryor ·Updated May 21, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Whether you’re headed to the park for a picnic, slipping into a dimly lit restaurant for a sexy dinner date, or doing something a little more unexpected—like wandering through the zoo hand-in-hand—spring dates have officially entered the chat. 

As the weather warms up, our calendars are filling with flirty nights out,

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Photo Credit: Earl Manning By Okla Jones ·Updated May 21, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

“Whoa,” Alicia Keys says, looking up at the wall-sized work in front of her. “This is crazy.”

Keys has just stepped into the first floor gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Her reaction is directed at Mickalene Thomas’ large-scale creation, Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires. It’s her first

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The Essence Festival of Culture 2026 is happening July 3 – July 5. Don’t miss out—tickets here: Get Tickets

Going on three years at ESSENCE, New Orleans is starting to feel something like a second (or maybe third, since I’m a Chicagoan living in NYC) home. And I’m not complaining at all. 

It’s slowly becoming one of

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Updated May 21, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Ms. Lauryn Hill is clearing up rumors about why her relationship with Rohan Marley ended in 2011 after a 10-year romance. In a rare post, the Grammy Award-winning legend shared a warm, loving message to her former partner and co-parent, debunking long-standing gossip. 

“Happy Birthday @romarley! We have been through a lot, but I will always be grateful to you and for you as

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By Raquel Iman ·Updated May 21, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

It’s 2 PM London time when I hop on a video call with Francesca Lake. Even through the pixelated display, Lake has a distinctive air about her. Her hair is cut short and neatly slicked down, and oversized bejeweled rings clack in rhythm as she makes abstract hand gestures while we chat. Her twang is a unique blend

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Photo Credit: DjelicS/GettyImages By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·Updated May 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

Reading is fundamental and so is community. In Black spaces, reading, books and literature are sacred and special. We know they cannot be taken for granted as our right to read and write was at one time not even legal. When Black people have the gumption to open bookstores that cater to Black

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The post Did John Boyega Quietly Marry Tae Heckard? The Internet Has Questions appeared first on Essence.

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@glossbossj / Instagram By India Espy-Jones ·Updated May 20, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

“In The Chair” spotlights the incredible hairstylists and makeup artists in our community who are giving us major inspiration. Each week, they discuss their personal beauty and career journeys, what they’ve learned from their clients, and their top glam tips.

“I started when I was five,” makeup artist J. Brandon Correa (also known as Glossboss