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Midterm Elections 2018

Joi Chevalier, Democratic Candidate For Texas Comptroller

Candidate name: Joi Chevalier State: Texas Bio: For almost two decades, Joi Chevalier has worked as an e-commerce product manager and marketing director for internet venture startups and Fortune 50 companies. She […]

Midterm Elections 2018

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Democratic Candidate For Texas’s 18th Congressional District

Candidate name: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee State: Texas Bio: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is running for re-election to the U.S. Congress, representing Texas’ 18th District. Lee was first elected to the House […]

Midterm Elections 2018

Shirley J. McKellar, Democratic Candidate For Texas’s 1st Congressional District

Candidate name: Shirley J. McKellar State: Texas Bio: Shirley J. McKellar became involved in politics when she was 18 years old. She ran unsuccessfully to represent Texas’s 1st Congressional District in […]

Midterm Elections 2018

Rep. Mia Love, Republican Candidate For Utah’s 4th Congressional District

Candidate name: Rep. Mia Love State: Utah Bio: Rep. Mia Love is the first Black female Republican to serve in Congress, and during her first two terms, she successfully pushed the secretary […]

Midterm Elections 2018

Vangie Williams, Democratic Candidate For Virginia’s 1st Congressional District

Candidate name: Vangie Williams State: Virginia Bio: As a strategic planner and senior project control principal for a government contractor, King George, Virginia’s Vangie Williams knows she has what it […]

Midterm Elections 2018

Stacey E. Plaskett, Democratic Candidate For Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District

Candidate Name: Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett State: U.S. Virgin Islands Bio: Plaskett is an incumbent representing our Caribbean family in the United States Virgin Islands. She currently serves on the House Transportation and […]

Star Gazing

Barry Jenkins, Tiffany Haddish, Niecy Nash, And More Celebs Out And About

Celebrities hit the red carpet for 'The Hate U Give,' 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' and more red carpet events.

Midterm Elections 2018

Rep. Gwen Moore, Democratic Candidate For Wisconsin’s 4th Congressional District

Candidate name: Rep. Gwen Moore State: Wisconsin Bio: In 2005 Rep. Gwen Moore became the first African-American woman in Wisconsin history to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. One […]

News

DeRay McKesson Discusses How His Mother's Absence Shaped Who He Is Today

McKesson opens up about his new book, his upbringing, and his relationship with his absentee mother.

News

Terrence Howard, Michelle Ebanks, Jeffrey Wright And Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer Honored At NAN Triumph Awards

On Tuesday night, National Action Network’s 2018 Triumph Awards were held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, NY. Hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, the annual event honored high-profile figures […]

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Essence Communications Expands C-Level Executives As It Prepares To Go Independent

Essence is filling out its C-suite as it prepares to go fully independent under its new ownership. Michelle Ebanks, who is currently president of the esteemed magazine, has been named […]

Culture

The Results Are In, Here's What Everyone Is Saying About ESSENCE Fest 2018

Celebrity · Entertainment

Who Spent More? Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' V. JAY-Z's '4:44'

Celebrity · Relationships

15 Celebrity Besties Almost As Cute As You and Yours

From Oprah and Gayle to Kandi and Tiny, we're taking a look at some of our favorite celebrity friendships in honor of National Best Friends Day.

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Take Our 'Best of 2013' Survey

So much great entertainment was packed into the last 11 months that we couldn't begin to pick the 'best of' for each category on our own. Let us know who and what impressed you the most in 2013 by taking our survey.