Essence Magazine

Right on the heels of the movie “Girls Trip” which highlighted Essence Fest …Time  Inc. is looking to sell its majority stake in Essence Magazine. Time assumed Essence 12 years ago which made it no longer a black owned publication. Time CEO said there’s still “real upside” for Essence, so the publisher will keep a […]

Donna’s Weekend Entertainment Wrap- Up- April 23, 2017 We got 100 Woke Women, Janet Jackson going back on tour, Serena is expecting, Oprah Winfrey has a new project, and Time magazine’s Most Influential People of 2017. 100 Woke Women. The May issue of Essence Magazine’s cover features over a dozen women in Stay Woke t-shirts and […]

Donna’s Weekend Entertainment Wrap- Up- March 12, 2017   Movie about the Essence Festival hits the big screen. I think I‘ve lived this movie! Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish are four best friends who take a girls trip to New Orleans and the Essence Festival. Their trip alone is full of […]

Just in time for the release of "Hidden Figures," the film's stars are absolutely stunning on the magazine's February 2017 cover.

Vanessa Williams is no stranger to gracing magazines covers with her stunning beauty, after all she has been in the business for over 30 years and still looks as beautiful as she did when she won Miss America back in 1983. However her latest magazine cover courtesy of Essence magazine is likely a little bit […]

The Birth Of A Nation actress gets real about being a rape survivor and raising Black boys.

Oprah Winfrey is the kind of person that you feel like you can bare your soul to and share your secrets, dreams, hopes and fears with, luckily she is also just as open with her millions of fans around the world. One of her biggest and most personal struggles is her weight loss journey, which […]

Whether you’re a fan of her Emmy-winning role on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black, inspired by her dazzling red carpet style or enamored by her all-around awesomeness, chances are Uzo Aduba is on your radar in some form or fashion and she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The actress is the […]

The Oakland beauty posed for Essence Magazine in Brazil and was very vocal about social justice for all and honoring the lives of those lost to police brutality.

It’s always a welcoming feeling when black women are showcased for the natural beauty that they possess, especially when our vast color spectrum is placed front and center for the world to see. That is exactly what The Colored Girl Project does and the results of black female beauty are stunning.   You can look […]

From a very public breakup with Future to now living the dream with beau-to-be, Russell Wilson, Ciara talks faith, marriage, and affirming ones life.

These gorgeous, genius women are the epitome of #Blackgirlmagic, and ESSENCE wants the whole world to know it.