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Shelby Stewart
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What To Expect At The 2025 Super Bowl Soulful Celebration
From the biggest names in football to the most powerful voices in music, the 26th Annual Super Bowl Soulful Celebration brought all of our faves…
A Meditation For Kendrick
Reflecting on what we all witnessed last night during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, I kept recalling two scenes from Quentin Tarantino’s works: Pulp Fiction…
Billboard Women in Music 2025 To Honor Erykah Badu, Muni Long, And More
The future of music is female—at least according to Billboard, which is bringing back its annual Women in Music event on March 29 at YouTube Theater in Inglewood. Hosted by Laverne Cox,…
The 6th Annual Sports Power Brunch: Celebrating The Women Changing The Game
Picture this: a room filled with powerhouse women, dazzling in confidence, lifting each other up, and proving—yet again—that the future of sports is undeniably female….
Celebrating Innovative Women In Sports: ESSENCE Partners With Minorities In Sports To Honor Trailblazers
It should be no secret by now that the Super Bowl LIX is about more than football. It’s also about coming together to celebrate and…
Black Women In Hollywood: Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs has always been on the right side of history—from her role as Florence Johnston on the groundbreaking sitcom The Jeffersons to advocating for a Black…
Black Women In Hollywood: Raamla Mohamed
As a veteran in the fast-paced world of network television, Raamla Mohamed has learned how to craft TV magic—swiftly. “My writing process is like Maxwell,”…
Black Women In Hollywood: Cynthia Erivo
Playing well-known historical figures and fictional characters, in a manner that honors the truth of who they are while making them your own, is no easy…
Black Women In Hollywood: Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor knows her strengths as an artist, and she isn’t shy about them. “I work really, really well under pressure,” says the performer, 34….
Inside The Black Beauty Club’s Black Beauty Talks Event With Headliner JT
The Black Beauty Club, a dynamic collective founded by Tomi Talabi, celebrates, amplifies, and empowers beauty, culture, and creativity within the Black community. After all,…
