Many know Stacey Abrams as a lawyer, entrepreneur, political leader and voting rights advocate. In addition to serving in the Georgia House of Representatives for over a decade, she was the first ...

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A Texan fighting a family curse for love, a pregnant preteen defying expectations, two sisters fleeing north for freedom and ...

Rev. Delores Lewis Thornton and her four younger siblings have something unique in common. They are all published authors.

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One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination ...

Detroit author Harriet Cammock watched “The Cosby Show” in her youth and describes Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death as “like ...

We chose the most famous book set in every state. The list features various genres, from historical fiction and thrillers to ...

Elvis Presley, the “king of rock and roll;” John Lennon, the founder, rhythm guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the Beatles; ...

Kimberly Ann Harrison’s novel follows the lives of two teenagers from the foster care system who navigate the newness and ...

Putting Black women through the wringer has been the business plan of Tyler Perry for 20 years, and there are no signs of ...

From flipping proverbial tables to rejecting the “self-made” myth, this ESSENCE Festival 2025 panel reminded us why Black women’s stories must be heard, printed and protected.