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It Takes a Village To Buy a Home

Like many things in life, it takes a village to accomplish a goal − and home buying is the same way. Besides you (and the...

Get to Know Entrepreneur Aliyah Marandiz

At the 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, New Voices and JP Morgan Chase hosted a pitch competition to help women-of-color create, launch, and grow their...

Why South Africa Should Be on the Top of Your 2023 Travel Bucket List

International travel is back! And there’s no better way to start to the new year than by planning a trip to South Africa. Long celebrated...

Use Your Power to Empower

If you’ve ever wanted to inspire other women, this is your time! For nearly 60 years, Mary Kay (who was started by a woman for women!)...

Use Your Power to Empower

If you’ve ever wanted to inspire other women, this is your time! For nearly 60 years, Mary Kay (who was started by a woman for women!)...

Can Technology Build A More Equitable World? These Founders Say‘Yes’

SPONSORED BY AMAZON WEB SERVICES Technology is undoubtedly shaping the future, but will it also advance social justice and equity? Two founders think yes. “If...

Give yourself some credit

It is never too early, or too late, to build good credit. Think of it like building a house — you want to start with...

Watch Now | See how this Mommy-daughter Duo Spends their Saturday Morning

A young girl’s self-love journey starts within the home. Luckily for us, LA-based mother, Nicole, invited ESSENCE in to show how she and her daughter,...

WATCH | We Honor Black Women in Sports

If it’s one thing we at Essence are going to do, it’s highlight, support and give Black women their flowers for their endless contributions to...

Finding Purpose At Work And The Growing Need For Corporate Values

SPONSORED BY AMAZON AWS Value alignment in the workplace is taking precedence over productivity for the first time in modern history, and it’s well overdue....