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Victoria Uwumarogie
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Mamas At Work: Since Having Her Son, Taylor Townsend Is Playing Her Best Tennis Yet – ‘I’ve Had A Resurgence’
Taylor Townsend is a Grand Slam champion. At the time of her interview with ESSENCE, she had just won her second title at the 2025…
Exclusive: Big Sean On Bonding Over Meditation With Kobe And Jay-Z, Fatherhood, And His Latest Hit — A Self-Help Book
Big Sean is here to help. The MC, known for hits, including “My Last,” “Bounce Back” and more, is looking to support you on your…
Melanie Fiona, Codie Elaine Oliver And ‘The Mama’s Den’ Podcast On Balance, Boundaries And Parenting In The Trump Era
It’s always a time when the ladies of Black Love’s The Mama’s Den come together. Fans of their popular podcast, which has more than 384,000…
After More Than 80 Years of Quilting Out Of Necessity, The Women Of Gee’s Bend Are Getting Their Deserved Shine
It’s not every day that you find New York City’s movers and shakers packing a room to learn how to quilt. Just a few days…
Opinion: Why Did It Take So Long For Brynn Whitfield’s ‘RHONY’ Co-Stars To Call Out Her Lies?
There’s just something about a habitual liar. Ever since I watched the finale of Real Housewives of New York, a season that has been, at…
Lil Wayne’s Kids Are Growing Up Before Our Eyes
The babies aren’t babies anymore. Rapper Lil Wayne recently performed at the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live event in Atlanta, and his children were present to…
Taye Diggs Celebrated His Birthday With A Serene Solo Getaway To Sandals Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
While the rest of us were turning on our computers and begrudgingly returning to our offices post-holiday on January 2, actor Taye Diggs was busy…
Ananda Lewis On Living With Stage 4 Breast Cancer And Her Message For Black Women — ‘Prevention Is The Real Cure’
This story is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ESSENCE. Breast cancer entered my life in a very sneaky way. I breastfed my son…
Mamas At Work: Phaedra Parks Is Setting Her Sons Up For Success — ‘Both Of My Boys Have Companies’
If you know anything about Phaedra Parks, it’s that the TV personality and attorney is a woman who has many jobs. One of her latest…
Grammy-Nominated Singer October London Releases Limited-Edition Spirit With Mr. & Mrs. Bourbon Company
October London, a crooner known for his hit song “Back to Your Place” and for sounding like the long-lost offspring of Marvin Gaye, is dipping…