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Don't miss our comprehensive coverage of all things concerning Black life, from health and wellness tricks to the best ways to lose weight and de-stress. Check out ESSENCE Eats for insider tips on what's hot among foodies or bookmark our Money & Career segments for advice on entrepreneurship and getting ahead in the workplace. We've also got pin-worthy travel photos to inspire your next trip, inspiring posts on body positivity and parenting tips inspired by our favorite Black celebs.

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Health and Wellness

Health & Wellness

Protect Your Magic! 9 Self Care Acts Black Women Should Practice Daily

Love & Sex

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Health & Wellness

7 Black Women Changing The Way We Look At Wellness

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Advice For Black Women On How to Eat To Combat Heart Disease From A Black Female Cardiologist

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GirlTrek’s Second Annual #StressProtest Is A Self-Care Haven For Black Women

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Your Guide To The Self Care Weekend In Philadelphia You Need Right Now

Food and Drinks

ESSENCE Eats

How Two Black Women Are Changing The Craft Beer Game in Harlem (For The Culture)

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Meet 5 Black Women Paving the Way for Vegan Soul Food

Food & Drinks

A Look inside Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s Kith and Kin, DC’s New Upscale Afro-Caribbean Restaurant

Culture

How Three Best Friends Slam-Dunked a Black-Owned Pizza Business In Nashville

Money and Career

Go For It

3 Leading Black Female Execs Reveal Their Biggest Career Failures And The Tough Lessons Learned

Women Lets Win

After Beating Cancer, Stephanie Chung Just Became The First Black President of A Private Jet Company

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What It Means If You’re Code-Switching in the Workplace

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Three Black Millennial Women Share Why They Quit Their Successful Jobs to Launch Startups

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ESSENCE Eats

Dine Like Your Favorite Celebrities In NYC With A Reservation At One Of These Restaurants Hotspots

Black Travel Guide

Travel Goals! This Man Created A Yacht Week Just For Black Folks

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Philly Hotspots That Prove The City Loves Black Women

Entrepreneurship

Black Women Know That The Stakes Are High In The Cannabis Industry, Here's Why They're Joining It Anyway

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Techpreneur Kimberly Bryant on #Consumers2Creators

Black Travel Guide

A Guide to Visiting South Africa, Honoring Nelson Mandela’s Journey and Retracing His Steps

Go For It

How 'Mess In A Bottle' Creator Kalilah Wright Defied All Odds To Start Her Business

Travel

I Was Tricked and Robbed While Traveling Abroad and This Is What I Learned About Protecting Myself

Travel

4 Jet-Setting Black Women Who Have Each Traveled To Over 100 Countries Give Their Best Advice

Entrepreneurship

Meet The 23-Year-Old Black Woman Making History As The Youngest European Wax Center Franchisee

Black Travel Guide

Want To Save Money This Holiday Season? This Is When You Should Book Those Flights

Black Travel Guide

Lance Gross Celebrates ‘Black Forward’ at The 2018 Essence Fest

Black Travel Guide

Global King of Carnival DJ Private Ryan's Best Advice On Visiting Miami Carnival or Your First Fete

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Planning Your First Baecation? Here Are A Few Things To Consider Before You Book

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Meet Marco Borges, The Man Who Helped Beyoncé Get In Formation On A Vegan Diet

Strongest

[SPONSORED] ESSENCE Debuts ‘The Strongest’ To Celebrate LeBron James’s 16th Nike Sneaker Release

Money & Career

Keep Dreaming! How This Event Planner Turned Her Passion Into a Magazine and a Womens' Conference

Go For It

How Failure Led This Florida A&M University Professor to Make History, Twice

Go For It

Mother-Daughter Tech Founders Share Keys To Balancing Family and Business

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For Former WNBA Superstar Tamika Catchings, Her Dream Of Finally Owning A Tea Shop Was A Slam Dunk

Travel

Move Over, Stella: I Went to Rio and Fell In Love for 24 Hours

Black Travel Guide

7 Places To Visit to Pamper Your Body and Soul

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One Year Ago, I Chose Not To Settle For Safe and Moved to NYC Without A Job

black girls rock

Take A Look Back At Black Girls Rock! Awards Top 3 Moments

Women Lets Win

Why Not Having a Mentor is Costing You Money

Go For It

I Was Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis — But That Doesn’t Stop Me From Going After My Dreams

Go For It

[SPONSORED] Disney Dreamers Academy Fuels This Mom & Son Duo To #Be100 & ‘Go For It’

Money & Career

4 Career Hacks For Navigating The Workplace As A Black Woman

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Why We Need Black Breastfeeding Week and This Hands-Free Pump To Raise Awareness And Normalize Breastfeeding

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