10 Dope Black Women Travelers Who Are Giving Us A Serious Case Of Wanderlust On Instagram
Nomzamo Mbatha Is Renting 20 Buses To Bring South African Youth To ESSENCE Fest Durban
Our official ESSENCE Fest Durban ambassador is giving back to her homebase in a major way and providing local young people with employment opportunities in the process.
August Is Women's Month In South Africa And Black Women Are Reclaiming Their Time
Happy Women's Month to our sisters in South Africa!
MUST READ: Ayobami Adebayo's Debut Novel 'Stay With Me' Confronts The Sensitive Issue Of Infertility In African Culture
The talented Nigerian author takes on the difficult topic with this layered story of love, sacrifice and hope.
9 Things You Should Know About Stunning ESSENCE Festival Durban Ambassador Nomzamo Mbatha
Get to know the rising actress from South Africa who's got everyone's attention!
Racists Target Black Couple In Vicious Attack At South Africa KFC
Gugu Intimates: Young Entrepreneur Launches South Africa's First Skin Tone Underwear For Black Women
The mastermind behind the line chats with ESSENCE about how it all came together.
It's Been 1,200 Days And 113 Of The Nigerian Schoolgirls Abducted By Boko Haram Are Still Missing
The Bring Back Our Girls advocacy group is still working to spread awareness in hopes of the safe return of the remaining girls.
Malaak Compton-Rock and Dr Steve Perry Partner to Take American Youth To Volunteer in South Africa
Compton-Rock and Perry will take students on a 25-day service and learning excursion in South Africa
Two Men Plead Guilty In Shooting Of Black Lives Matter Protesters At Jamar Clark Rally
The men are accomplices of Allen Scarsella, the shooter spending 15 years behind bars for injuring five BLM protesters.
5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Left In Hot Day Care Van
The temperature inside a van near the one where Christopher Gardner was found dead was recorded at 141 degrees.
5 Things To Know About Tracy K. Smith, The New U.S. Poet Laureate
“Poetry is something that’s relevant to everyone’s life, whether they’re habitual readers of poetry or not.”
Descendants Of Georgetown University Slaves To Attend The Prestigious School
The admission of two siblings, both descendants of slaves, is the university's attempt at atonement for its dark past.
It's True: Black Women Are Working Harder And Getting Less In Return
There's new evidence to back up what we always knew to be true.
Pregnant Woman Raped By Guard In Sheriff David Clarke's Jail Awarded $6.7 Million
“He used his keys, his power, his authority to get in these places and rape me,” she told the court.