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The 19th annual Urban World Film Festival opens in New York City with a star-studded lineup that includes the premiere of A Ballerinas Tale, a documentary on the life of ESSENCE cover girl Misty Copeland. Other premieres include “Shame,” Tyrese’s short film and Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champ.
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Tisha Campbell Martin dropped a new video and BOY is it deep! The message is about forgiveness and in the video, Martin bears an apology letter across her chest addressed to her and written by her rapist. Whew!
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As actress and director Karin Nicole ecplains, Coffee and Cream is a “web series that takes you through the mind of a Black woman as she goes on her day to day.” This web series is sure to make you smile, as it is meant to be light-hearted and funny yet still very authentic.
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In her very first cook book, Paula Deen’s former cook, Dora Charles shares the recipes and tips passed down from her grandmother Hattie Smith, who was a Southern sharecropper. Charles also dishes on her recipes for resilience and why she never gave up on her dream.
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The Living No Lye Atlanta Tour hosted by Cutting It in the ATL star Mushiya Tshikuka will include personalized healthy hair care regimens, hair growth tips, live styling demos and so much more.
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ESSENCE Books editor Patrik Henry Bass writes:
You may not know Florynce Kennedy’s name, but once you learn her story, you’ll never forget her. In Florynce “Flo” Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical (UNC Press, $30), scholar Sherie M. Randolph pieces together journal entries and family interviews to weave the personal history of an elusive yet spellbinding woman. Over 327 pages, Randolph successfully recounts Kennedy’s dynamic life: bursting with stories of rebellion and triumph, with a backdrop of historical context and, always, a hint of mystery.
