“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.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden both tested negative for COVID-19 Friday morning, USA TODAY reports. The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife both submitted to tests […] The post Joe Biden Tests Negative For COVID-19 appeared first on Essence.

President Donald Trump will be hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “out of an abundance of caution” after testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing “mild symptoms,” the Wall […] The post Trump Transported To Walter Reed Medical Center For COVID-19 Treatment appeared first on Essence.