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Relationships TLC's Chilli Urges Black Women To Date Outside Their Race: "You’ve Got To Be Open" "God made all of us." By Chantilly Post August 20, 2018
Relationships Joey Bada$$ & Serayah Reveals The Gender Of Their Baby On The Way In Essence Cover Story Joey Bada$$ and Serayah began dating in early 2023. The couple have gone viral several times in their relationship. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Beyonce, Tina Knowles, & Blue Ivy Pose For Essence Beyonce has a new hair care line coming out next week. By Cole Blake February 18, 2024
Music Vic Mensa Is Training 11,000 Young People To Become Street Medics The musician wants to help people develop skills to become first responders in urban neighborhoods. By Erika Marie July 02, 2019
Music Wizkid's "Essence" Becomes First Nigerian Song To Reach Top 10 Of Billboard Hot 100 WizKid's "Essence" with Tems and Justin Bieber has cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and subsequently made history. By Joshua Robinson October 12, 2021
Music Dionne Warwick Says Beyoncé Is Not Yet An Icon, Catches Wrath From Beyhive She clarified her comments made during an "Essence" magazine interview. By Erika Marie May 23, 2019
Music Bobby Brown & Keith Sweat Poised For The Next "Verzuz" The R&B icons will bring their best hits to the stage this week. By Erika Marie June 29, 2021
Pop Culture Lizzo Finds It "Exhausting" To Keep Talking About Her Body She believes people should take a neutral stance in discussing body acceptance topics. By Erika Marie November 19, 2021
Pop Culture Daniel Kaluuya Almost Quit Acting After Dealing With Racism It was just prior to landing Jordan Peele's "Get Out" that Kaluuya almost went in another direction. By Erika Marie July 20, 2022
Pop Culture Janet Jackson Promises New Music, Explains Why She Doesn't Care About Fame The music icon says she doesn't even have Grammys or awards on display in her home. By Erika Marie June 15, 2022
Gram Safaree Samuels Jokes About Nicki Minaj Poster Inside Of Vacation Home He's in New Orleans for Essence Fest—as is Minaj, who is headlining the weekend. By Erika Marie July 01, 2022
Music Bobby Brown Honors His Late Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown During RBRM Concert He shared Bobbi Kristina with his late ex-wife, Whitney Houston. By Erika Marie July 08, 2019