This year’s GRAMMY Awards are going to look a little bit different this year as artists, Recording Academy members and attendees adjust to the rules and regulations of COVID-19. Typically, the GRAMMYs ...

The women chosen to perform and empower at the 2015 ESSENCE Festival reflect what it means to be an ESSENCE woman. They are multi-faceted and multi-talented. They are fearless singers, actors, dancers ...

Black women who impact and inspire the on-screen entertainment industry descended on the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles for ESSENCE’s 2024 Black Women In Hollywood yesterday, ...

ESSENCE announced the honorees for the 17th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, slated to take place on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. This year, the ...

Black Hollywood couldn't wait for ESSENCE's 10th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Event! On Thursday night, celebrities took to Instagram to share some fashionable and hilarious moments, giving us a ...

The ESSENCE Black Women in Sports Portrait Studio came to life in Vegas as the city was bubbling with excitement ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. The studio stood as a space and a testament to the spirit of ...

As the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election approaches, Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) and ESSENCE have released the annual “Power of The Sister Vote” poll, a survey of Black women voters on the issues ...

It’s a cloudy day in Los Angeles, but the city’s shining stars brought the light to ESSENCE’s annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards held at Fairmont Century Plaza. For the show’s 18th year, we ...

Emma Grede’s youthful face rivals that of an intern’s as she appears on the Zoom screen. Flanked by the rolling hills of Los Angeles, bright skies and waving palm trees, it’s a much different scene ...

This story first appeared in the 2025 January/February issue of ESSENCE, on stands now. When you scan the history books for stories of athletic feats, their scoreboards tell a familiar story—one ...