Now that the new year is in full swing, TV networks and DSPs are rolling out new content for public consumption. 2023 brings not only the return of some of […] The post 2023 Entertainment Preview: 14 Black TV Shows To Watch This Year appeared first on Essence.

Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was killed in a head-on collision on his way home from Gov. Ned Lamont’s inaugural ball and his own swearing-in ceremony, House Democratic Leaders said […] The post Connecticut Lawmaker Killed In Crash After Being Sworn Into Office appeared first on Essence.

Jackée Harry asks Sheryl Lee Ralph, who starred in the original production of Dreamgirls on Broadway in 1981, whether she feels she and her cast mates got their just due […] The post Jackée Harry And Sheryl Lee Ralph Reflect On ‘Dreamgirls’ appeared first on Essence.

In crowning Sheryl Lee Ralph for our latest Of the ESSENCE cover, we were symbolically giving the Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress her overdue flowers. Doing so was also […] The post Sheryl Lee Ralph On Not Being Included In ‘Dreamgirls’ Movie: ‘It Hurt My Feelings’ appeared first on Essence.