Laverne Cox might have been genuinely surprised at her Emmy Award nomination but fans weren’t. The 48-year-old actress joked with ESSENCE that she’s not quite…

Compare where Trump and Biden stand on key issues in the 2020 presidential election, including healthcare, the economy, climate and the coronavirus response. Where do…

Antebellum is not a slave movie. Well, not really. Instead, this psychological thriller uses the Antebellum south as the backdrop to ask triggering AF questions…

Poorer and smaller — and with far fewer places for Trump to golf.

The countdown is underway for the first-ever ESSENCE Girls United Virtual Summit! As the GU team gears up to bring you unforgettable conversations, workshops, interactive…

Rae Lewis-Thornton is one seriously unapologetic and fearless Black woman. Twenty-six years ago, she made history on the cover of ESSENCE, when she announced to…

Walker is effectively playing the role of Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, in practice sessions, the people say.

I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to by Roots author Alex Haley for the first time in college. It was powerful and…

Black church leaders are vocalizing their discontent with a new ad released by the Trump campaign. In it, they say the church and Black congregants…

Trump’s Bedminster, N.J., club billed $188,000 in previously unknown charges for a period that coincided with a visit by Ivanka Trump.