The new theme for the Harris for President campaign is Beyoncé’s hit song “Freedom.” It perfectly captures the urgency of a moment where reproductive justice,...

It’s the summer of hydration y’all! So grab a smartwater, take a sip, and don’t over think it. All you need are these tips from...

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner won a nail-biter runoff Tuesday to become the Democratic nominee for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, a seat vacated by the...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a global emergency amid surging infection rates among children and adults in more than a dozen countries,...

August is National Black Business Month and ESSENCE had a chance to sit down with this dynamic Black-owned creative marketing husband and wife, Dr. Dawn...

An Ohio police officer has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting at a...

Missouri voted to increase funding for police in Kansas City last Tuesday. This is the second time in two years that voters passed Amendment 4,...

It has been less than one month since Vice President Kamala Harris became the new Democratic presidential nominee and a week since Minnesota Governor Tim...

Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, offering up repeated attacks against Vice President Harris’s race, heritage and gender. President Biden’s former...

Black communities have long been victims of environmental racism, from the contaminated water crises in Flint, Newark and Jackson, to the noxious fumes from truck...