A tribute to Quincy Jones, Master P’s last performance, and Jill Scott’s love letter to her city—this year’s festival blends ...

Essence launches the ESSENCE360 App on Juneteenth—a digital sanctuary crafted to empower, uplift, and connect Black women ...

Though it’s been nearly two months since our 25th Essence Festival, in many ways, we’re still in celebration mode. After previewing our inaugural Fashion House in New Orleans over the July ...

Celebrating 55 years of ESSENCE Magazine, this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® brings an unforgettable weekend of legacy, live music, and cultural impact.

What was initially a gathering to commemorate ESSENCE magazine’s 25th year in print would spark a three-decade relationship between ESSENCE and New Orleans, forging an enduring bond.

OWN’s Time Of Essence first episode of the five-part docuseries, with the magazine’s early origins, starting in the 1970s by four Black men—Ed Lewis, Cecil Hollingsworth, Clarence Smith and ...

Clarence O. Smith, one of the four pioneering founders who launched ESSENCE Magazine in May 1970, passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of 92.A passionate strategist, a masterful ...

Essence Magazine is facing internal backlash from its predominantly Black female staff, that claim pay inequity, sexual harassment, and corporate bullying. Christian Spencer.

Clarence O. Smith, who convinced skeptical advertisers of the power and worth of the Black female consumer market in becoming a founder of Essence, the first general-circulation magazine directed ...

Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles and Jamaican Olympic bronze medalist Junelle Bromfield celebrated their love and engagement with a stunning photo shoot with Essence magazine.

RHOP fans and an Essence Magazine writer are tired of Mia Thornton’s antics. The latest episode of “Real Housewives of Potomac” seemingly annoyed a lot of viewers. Many took to social media ...

Clarence O. Smith, one of the four pioneering founders who launched ESSENCE Magazine in May 1970, passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of 92. A passionate strategist, a masterful ...