This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. When I was growing up, the beauty editors at ESSENCE were my celebrities. The epitome ...
In a chat with 'Essence,' Usher gave a confession about the TLC member being his celebrity crush as a child. The singer gave ...
This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. It began, as most sacred things do, in the quiet. Before the language was polished into ...
I consider myself one of the luckiest people because I got to launch my career at Essence magazine during its Golden Age in the ‘80s and ‘90s, when Black culture was a global pulse point and our ...
Clarence O. Smith, one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, died on April 21, 2025, according to his obituary published by the outlet. He was 92. Smith co-founded the “Essence” brand with Edward ...
Splash Mountain will officially become themed around The Princess and the Frog in 2024. Another week, another Zendaya cover? Well actually, there are, in total, four versions of Zendaya’s ...
As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation magazine directed at Black women. By Jeré Longman Clarence O. Smith, who ...