Report Finds 'Permissive Environment For Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment' At Fort Hood
The Army Secretary announces sweeping reforms after an independent review committee found a disturbing pattern of harassment and abuse at the military base.
D'usse Palooza Cuts Ties With Host Christopher 'Chris Stylezz' Samuels After He's Accused of Sexual Misconduct By Multiple Women
More than a dozen women have come forward with allegations on social media.
You Have To See The Trailer For The Russell Simmons Sexual Misconduct Doc 'On The Record'
Although the music mogul has denied all allegations against him, the women will finally have their say in the HBO Max doc.
New Jersey Community Rallies Behind Children Left Orphaned After Parents' Murder-Suicide
After a murder-suicide took the lives of a young New Jersey couple, community members are coming together to help the children left behind.
Unsealed Documents Reveal More Details In Tavis Smiley Sexual Harassment Investigation
Smiley and PBS are currently locked in a lawsuit stemming from the network's decision to end its relationship with the talk show host over sexual misconduct claims.
Stories That Helped Shape A Decade
As we look toward 2020, ESSENCE reflects on a few stories that have defined the past decade.
Two-Year Anniversary Of #MeToo: What’s Next For The ‘me too.’ Movement?
Where are we now?
Expanding Our Frame: Deepening Our Demands For Safety And Healing For Black Survivors of Sexual Violence
For Black women, girls, trans and gender nonconforming people, many institutions framed as solutions to sexual violence and spaces of safety and healing – including police, schools, health care providers, social services – can also be sources and sites of further sexual violence.
#MeToo Thursday: Ending Sexual Violence
We have the right to live free of oppression and to exercise sovereignty over our bodies. Feminist filmmaker, writer and activist Aishah Shahidah Simmons has a few ideas on how we can get there.
#TimesUp for the American Evangelical Church, Too
So much of the Christian church, a place that is supposed to be a community that offers service, solace and the hope of salvation, has become a holding cell for secrets and pain.
On Brett Kavanaugh, Sexual Abuse And Domestic Workers
When Professor Anita Hill courageously testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991, I was ten years old. Though I could not possibly comprehend all of the political […]