Essence (Magazine)

Clarence O. Smith, a Founder of Essence Magazine, Is Dead at 92

As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation magazine directed at Black women.

By Jere Longman

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Why Is Cardi B Fighting With Raymonte?

The rapper exchanged heated remarks with the social media personality Raymonte Cole after he suggested that her skin color was the reason brands consider her “marketable.”

By Frank Rojas

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Michelle Ebanks Named President and CEO of the Apollo

Michelle Ebanks, who most recently served as the president of Essence Communications, will assume the role in July.

By Sarah Bahr

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Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83

She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.

By Neil Genzlinger