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Time Inc. Sells Essence To Black-Owned Independent Venture
Essence Magazine is now 100 percent black-owned. Variety reports that Time Inc. recently sold Essence Communications to a privately-owned, independent and black-owned…
Essence’s Street Style Block Party Brings Out Brooklyn’s Cool Kids
Although any indication of a breeze was MIA on a painfully warm September 10 in Dumbo, Brooklyn, stand-out style and individuality was on prominent display. The 2016…
Misty Copeland’s Black Girl Magic Is In Full Effect On The Cover Of ‘Essence’
Misty Copeland is on point(e), literally. The 32-year-old renowned ballet dancer has landed the ultimate gig as the new principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre…
Erykah Badu Taps Into Her African Roots For ‘Essence’ Magazine’s First Global Issue
The reigning queen of neo-soul is no stranger to Essence, enriching the cover since the late 90’s with her bright hazel-hued eyes and diverse hairdos only black girls…
Former ‘Essence Magazine’ Editor Says She Was Fired
Does the changing of Essence Magazine‘s guard mean the end of empowerment for Black women? Constance C.R. White is now the former Editor of Essence Magazine and she has…