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This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. Now, as ESSENCE commemorates its 55th anniversary, we revisit that groundbreaking ...

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This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. When ESSENCE magazine’s inaugural issue was released in May of 1970, it stood alone in ...

Now that the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® has wrapped, and we have all taken a deep breath, read the posts and comments, and had time to digest the magnitude of the ...

Palmer reflected on seeing Erivo’s performance in Wicked and detailed why she’s one of her favorite actresses. “I didn’t know if I was going to see a musical or a drama, but little did I know, it was ...