Pop Smoke, the Canarsie-born rapper behind “Dior,” was tragically killed in Los Angeles in February 2020. He was a bright performer who was bringing a classic New York flavor back […] The post Gone Too Soon: Pop Smoke’s Reign Was Just Beginning appeared first on Essence.

Khadeen Harris checks in with our winners from the McDonald’s Making Moves Now Pitch Competition through their Black & Positively Golden® movement in partnership with ESSENCE. Lillian Augusta co-founders Jannice […] The post Making Moves Now Pitch Competition Winners Lillian August Talk About their Win! appeared first on Essence.

Khadeen Harris checks in with our winners from the McDonald’s Making Moves Now Pitch Competition through their Black & Positively Golden® movement in partnership with ESSENCE. This time we are […] The post Making Moves Now Pitch Competition Winners MIVE Talk About their Win! appeared first on Essence.

Twenty-twenty challenged norms and tested patiences.  Concert venues closed, cultural routines were abandoned, and the ideas of what it meant to be a performer and audience member were redefined. The […] The post 20 Times Black Culture Won This Year appeared first on Essence.