A Black woman warrior in an action film directed by Love & Basketball’s Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Charlize Theron and KiKi Layne? Where do I sign up? There’s no imagining […] The post Why Gina Prince-Bythewood Puts ‘Warrior Black Women’ On Screen appeared first on Essence.

At the root of the Black woman experience is a complex and nuanced relationship with our hair. We are faced with life-defining decisions from the moment the coils kink from […] The post ‘Bad Hair’ Creator Justin Simien Says Film Is About White Supremacy Controls Over Black Hair appeared first on Essence.

Madea is bidding us farewell, but not everyone is ready to say goodbye to the gun-toting grandma. In Madea’s Farewell Play Tour, David Mann, who portrays Madea’s ex Mr. Brown, […] The post David Mann And Tamela Mann Want To ‘Save Madea’ appeared first on Essence.

Institutional racism affects the Black community on a health, financial and societal level as seen during the unprecedented COVID19 pandemic. Black people are dying at disproportionate rates from disease and […] The post Ford CEO Jim Hackett Says He Is Committed To Workplace Equity appeared first on Essence.