ESSENCE Festival headliner Prince covers the June 2014 issue of ESSENCE.
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Marjorie and Steve Harvey
Marjorie and Steve Harvey attend the 2014 Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala presented by Coca-Cola VIP Reception at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
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Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o attends the 2014 Annual Garden Brunch at the Beall-Washington House in Washington, DC.
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union takes a moment to smile and wave to the camera on her way into her New York City hotel.
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Viola Davis
Viola Davis attends The Rape Foundation’s groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a New Stuart House for sexually abused children in Santa Monica, California.
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Jill Scott
Jill Scott attends the 2014 Annual Garden Brunch at the Beall-Washington House in Washington, DC.
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Cookie Johnson, Holly Robinson Peete and Vicki Palmer
Cookie Johnson, Holly Robinson Peete and Vicki Palmer attend the 2014 Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala presented by Coca-Cola at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
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Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson and his wife Cookie Johnson
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson and his wife Cookie Johnson attend the 2014 Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala presented by Coca-Cola at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cynthia Bailey
Model and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star attends the 2014 Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala presented by Coca-Cola at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
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Gayle King
TV personality and Editor-at- Large O, The Oprah Magazine, Gayle King attends the 2014 National Magazine Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.
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KEM
KEM performs at the 2014 Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala presented by Coca-Cola at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
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Jordin Sparks
Singer Jordin Sparks arrives at the Kentucky Derby Celebration Ladies Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, California.