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The 30th Anniversary of the Black Women's Expo (BWe NEXT) will take place August 1-3, 2025 at McCormick. Executive Producer ...
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, Black women earn less despite driving innovation. Here's why closing the wage gap benefits ...
New Dance Alliance has revealed the selected artists for its 2025-26 Black Artists Space to Create residency program. Learn ...
Last year, more than 60% of top musicians were men. Next week's This Could Go Boom! festival will try to change that ratio.
Adele lost 100 lbs. over a two-year period, which she debuted in 2020. Here’s everything to know about Adele’s weight loss ...
These nine Black tattoo artists are masterful around the concept of skin as canvas, demonstrating that brown skin and deeper complexions are not limitations, but rather opportunities.
You don’t have to be an art expert to appreciate a good painting, especially when it comes from Black female painters who are revolutionizing the art world with every brushstroke. From bold portraits ...
Coca-Cola's 30-year partnership with the Essence Festival of Culture is a prime example of cultural marketing that ...
At Essence Festival’s Global Black Economic Forum, Braxton joined Dr. Contessa and Raheem DeVaughn to speak candidly about HIV prevention, breast health, and taking control of your body.
Putting Black women through the wringer has been the business plan of Tyler Perry for 20 years, and there are no signs of stopping.
Jessica Hyatt says now that she's surpassed 2,200 points and is among the top 30 female chess players in the country, she has her sights on becoming a chess grandmaster next.
The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, hosted from 1976 to 2015, brought together lesbian feminists for a celebration of ...