By: Dr. Krystal Klingenberg, a curator of music in the division of Culture and the Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

From voluminous curls to voluptuous curves, the Grammy-winning soul singer's beauty is embedded in our hearts.

Jackson State kicker Leilani Armenta becomes the first woman from an HBCU to sign a pro football contract, breaking barriers ...

“Walking into my new home in Charlotte and realizing it was mine was an incredible moment,” Boston tells ESSENCE ... an example for other young Black women who might see homeownership ...

These women give bodies to football before their sons can give their bodies for football. Without mothers, there would be no players to participate. Black football mothers raise, protect ...

Essence began publication as a monthly in May 1970, in an era when negative and sometimes hateful stereotypes of Black women were commonplace ... writes the occasional sports-related story.

ESSENCE Black Women In Sports host Shari Nycole, interviews singer-songwriter Jekalyn Carr. Bridge that once linked Baton Rouge Riverfront to former Belle Casino collapses George Lucas reveals why ...

but because historically Black women have a really hard time raising capital for wonderful businesses,” she told ESSENCE. And that’s tough, right? But my faith is so much stronger than my fear ...

Still, “I refuse to have my legacy be about some stuff linked together on the Internet,” she tells the ESSENCE Black Women ... media, and sports (mostly women’s basketball) for over 15 ...

The award show highlights Black women in entertainment. The honorees at the 2025 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards are getting their praise for their monumental careers. Teyana Taylor ...

Black excellence took center stage at the 2025 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, held on February 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza. The annual celebration honors powerhouse Black women ...