October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and TV host and personality Ananda Lewis has revealed that she’s battling stage 3 breast cancer for two years now, and she’s sharing her […] The post Ananda Lewis Reveals She’s Battling Stage 3 Breast Cancer, Regrets Not Getting A Mammogram Sooner appeared first on Essence.

It’s no secret that COVID-19 hit the travel industry extremely hard. But thankfully, there’s still a glimmer of sunshine amidst the storm. Six months into this pandemic during what has […] The post These Incredibly Stylish New Hotels Recently Opened Despite COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Essence.

“I remember being a little girl, watching the Oscars, wanting to be, you know, in that TV screen, and not seeing anybody that looked like me. And now I was […] The post Why Debbie Allen’s ‘Uncensored’ Will Inspire You appeared first on Essence.

Netflix has released a first look at its adaptation of August Wilson’s stageplay Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.  Viola Davis stars as the real life “Mother of the Blues” Gertrude Rainey […] The post Netflix Releases First Look At Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis In ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ appeared first on Essence.