It’s never a good time to watch a racist movie on a streaming platform, especially now, as the country is protesting against racism and calling to defund the police.  Still […] The post HBO Max Temporarily Pulls The Plug On ‘Gone With The Wind’ appeared first on Essence.

It took ABC’s The Bachelorette 13 seasons to tap their first-ever Black bachelorette and Rachel Lindsay said the series isn’t doing enough to break down the show’s “systematic racism” and […] The post ‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay Slams Show For Lack Of Diversity appeared first on Essence.

It’s impossible to quantify the impact Aretha Franklin has had on American popular music and culture. She appeared on Billboard’s pop charts more than 70 times and was awarded 18 Grammys. […] The post Aretha Franklin Still Reigns As Our Queen of Soul appeared first on Essence.

Miss Black America Ryann Richardson is a force. The 30-year old social activist and founder of the Take Up Space MVMT reaffirms time and again why she won her coveted […] The post ICYMI: Miss Black America’s TED Talk On Beauty Is What We Need Right Now appeared first on Essence.