🌟 Welcome to Part 10 of "We Need Goals!" In this special episode, we embark on a journey to Huntersfield Stadium in ...

Welcome to an unforgettable throwback to the Maimane Phiri Games in 2015, where Sun City Classic, a team renowned for their extraordinary skills, took center stage and left the crowd in awe. 🌟⚽ In ...

With a soulful sound and a signature look ingrained in our communal grown-folks culture, Frankie Beverly is definitively linked with summer—then, now and forever. The music of Maze featuring Frankie ...

If there’s one thing Black folks have always understood, it’s the power of community. Now more than ever, we need to leverage the power of community, given how the current socio-economic landscape is ...

ESSENCE TRANSMEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED is a Private Limited Company, governed by the Companies Act as a company limited by shares. Classified as a Non-government company, it is registered under the ...

This story is featured in the July/August 2025, 55th anniversary issue of ESSENCE. ESSENCE has long been attuned to what Black women want and need—especially when it comes to conversations about sex.

From Hair Wars to fashion designer trunk shows, the competition between industries’ greatest talent has a rich history. But, for years, makeup artists were left out of the mix. That was, until 2005 ...

The fifth and final episode of Time Of Essence culminates with the highlights of the tragedy and triumph the legacy brand faced since its inception in 1970—problems amongst the founding members, ...

This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. It was the height of the Black Power Movement and the Vietnam War. This was an era when ...

Hammad Ijaz is a writer who has been writing video game guides, reviews, and lists for more than two years for his previous publication. With a hefty amount of experience under his belt, he has ...

In case you missed it, H&M was one of the esteemed partners of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture. They teamed up with us to be part of their festival style destination hub, as the fashion brand ...

Richelieu Dennis, an executive of Sundial Media Group which owns Essence, spoke about the mounting criticism about the decades-old festival. Essence executive Richelieu Dennis sat down with columnist ...