From memoirs that made us feel seen to a best-selling romantic novel that reminds us love is never a wasted emotion. Here are our favorite books of 2020. Before his […] The post 2020 Was Lit: The 12 Best Books By Black Authors appeared first on Essence.

Picture this. You’re getting ready for a major Zoom meeting. You’ve done your hair and picked out the best outfit. You’ve been keeping an eye on your work presentation binder […] The post What Do Different Facial Breakouts Mean? appeared first on Essence.

Often, during the last 300-odd days, I have thought about Beyoncé’s lyric in “Feelin Myself” when she said, “I stop the world, world, stop… carry on.” When the spread of […] The post Black Girl Approved: What Got Me Through 2020 appeared first on Essence.

The hip hop community has lost a great one when Whodini co-founder John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher died. He was 56. Fletcher’s cause of death hasn’t been reported but many are heartbroken […] The post Whodini’s John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher Has Passed Away appeared first on Essence.