Our friends over at Bossip.com recently reported about Diddy, his children and the way he’s been coping since the death of his longtime girlfriend and mother of his children Kim Porter. The interview was recorded with Diddy’s long-time friend dream hampton. In lighting of Mother’s Day, ESSENCE, with the permission of Diddy, published the audio […]

Today, Essence announced the lineup for the 25th anniversary of the Essence Music Festival taking place July 4th weekend in New Orleans! “#EssenceFest has been moving the culture forward for 25 amazing years and this year, we’re setting the bar even higher. The 2019 lineup will literally be on another level,” the magazine wrote. “Grab […]

Essence’s annual Black Women In Hollywood luncheon is the mecca for melanin magic. This year’s honorees — Regina Hall, Jennifer Lewis, Amandla Stenberg and Kiki Layne– were celebrated by their peers for their excellence. Everyone from Angela Bassett to Tina Knowles-Lawson were in attendance for the official Black woman’s kick off to Oscars weekend. And […]

Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) Essence, the preeminent brand for African-American women, will commemorate the 10th anniversary of its esteemed Black Women in Hollywood Awards—the annual Oscar-week celebration at the forefront of spotlighting Hollywood’s most creative and accomplished visionaries. Shifting from a daytime luncheon to a resplendent evening gala for the first time, the red carpet ceremony […]

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While we hate to see the royal family go, we love seeing them go in style.

ESSENCE Festival 2016 is finally upon us, and with festivities just hours away, ESSENCE has announced they will celebrate the life of Prince with a New Orleans-themed tribute on Sunday (July 3).

Taraji P. Henson is dominating on the small screen and burning up the pages of Essence Magazine all at once. Covering the magazine’s November 2015…

Check out this great article from ESSENCE filled with the best marriage tips from their interviews. I found the ideas inspiring and enlightening and hopefully you will too — CLICK HERE.

  Loved the tips in this article on choosing better men. ESSENCE may be on to something!!!  – Click Here for the Article

Still waiting around for him to make the ultimate statement of love? Debating the merits of waiting on him or moving on to someone who will take you far more seriously.  This is for you! I love this article from ESSENCE filled with reasons why he hasn’t proposed yet. 

Kelly Rowland is featured on the cover of Essence’s ‘2011 Hot Hair’ issue. In the issue she talks about her love for hair, and how she is contemplating going bald. “One day I’d like to cut off all my hair – really close – shaven to my head. It’s such a really beautiful look. I […]