Money & Career
Dec 30, 2025
All That TikTok Time? It Helped Users Save Over $400 In 2025
A new report reveals how finance content on TikTok helped users save hundreds in 2025.
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Dec 29, 2025
These Sisters Are Reclaiming Their Great-Great-Grandfather’s Land Once Taken From Black Families in Maryland
Through business, activism, and community building, the Gasaway sisters are reclaiming stolen land in Montgomery County and honoring the legacy of their great-great-grandfather, William Dove.
Money & Career
Dec 29, 2025
Elon Musk’s X Is A Misinformation Machine—And Black Women Saw It Coming
For years, Black women have sounded the alarm about digital manipulation. X’s new policies prove how right they were.
Entertainment
Dec 28, 2025
25 Best Black Culture Moments of 2025: ESSENCE Staff Picks
Our staffers share their unforgettable events, people and “WTF?” moments in this one-of-a-kind year in review.
Entrepreneurship
Dec 26, 2025
Are We Romanticizing Entrepreneurship? Black Women Get Real About The Pressure Of Being A Boss
Four founders share the emotional, financial, and mental realities behind building a business in today’s economy.
Money & Career
Dec 25, 2025
This South Side Chicagoan Became CNN’s 2025 Hero Of The Year By Growing Jobs Through Gardening
Through his nonprofit Southside Blooms, Quilen Blackwell is turning empty land into flower farms and giving young people a path to paid work and purpose.
Lifestyle
Dec 24, 2025
How AI Is Changing Consumer Confidence—And Why Furniture Retail Is Leading The Shift
How Furniture.com is using AI to ease decision fatigue and rebuild trust for shoppers navigating big purchases.
Money & Career
Dec 24, 2025
Reclaim, Rebuild, Rise: A Black Woman’s Guide To Starting A Business In 2026
With job instability rising, more Black women are turning to entrepreneurship to reclaim agency and build wealth. This roadmap walks you from idea to launch before the new year.
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Dec 23, 2025
This Week in News: Nationally Beloved Park Ranger Passes, Trump Ignores Congressional Processes and TikTok is Here to Stay
Ahead of the Christmas holiday for millions of Americans across the country, major headlines break.