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Caroline A. Wanga, ESSENCE, Essence Fest, theGrio.com
August 25, 2025
A little over a month after responding to the backlash against the Essence Festival of Culture, Caroline Wanga steps down.
July 16, 2025
Criticism of Essence’s annual culture festival  in New Orleans reached a fever pitch once the event wrapped.
Caroline A. Wanga, ESSENCE, Essence Fest, theGrio.com
July 10, 2025
Caroline Wanga responds after discourse around the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture reaches a fever pitch. 
thegrio, Essence Magazine, Clarence O. Smith, Black community
April 30, 2025
Smith, who passed away on April 21, helped to launch the magazine that would become a Black cultural staple in…
2022 15th Annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon - Inside
March 25, 2022
Essence's annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon was held this week in Los Angeles, and theGrio has some exciting photos…
March 4, 2022
The four-day entertainment festival kicks off with a show from comedian Kevin Hart on Thursday and ends with New Edition.
Entertainment Weekly And L'Oreal Paris Hosts The 2019 Pre-Emmy Party - Arrivals
March 2, 2022
The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards are back, and this year the company is honoring some of the biggest…
Essence thegrio.com
November 18, 2021
Lizzo, Simone Biles, and Nikole Hannah-Jones are all being featured for the Nov/Dec holiday edition of Essence about self care.
Queen Latifah
October 8, 2021
In an interview with Essence, Queen Latifah recounts her battles with accepting her size and convincing others in Hollywood to…
September 9, 2021
The 11-year-old stepson of R&B superstar Usher Raymond died in July 2012 after a jet-ski collided with his inner tube.
Justin Bieber WizKid thegrio.com
August 13, 2021
Black Twitter is having a wide range of reactions to WizKid's "Essence" remix with Justin Bieber with some in favor…
Deborah Joy Winans thegrio.com
August 10, 2021
In a revealing interview, Deborah Joy Winans announced her pregnancy and detailed her battle with fibroids.
June 28, 2020
Essence Magazine is facing internal backlash from its predominantly Black female staff, that claim pay inequity, sexual harassment, and corporate…
Michelle Ebanks
March 11, 2020
Michelle Ebanks, current Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications, Inc announced her resignation which will be effective March 31
Lashana Lynch
February 7, 2020
Check out all of the fabulous red carpet looks from the red carpet at the annual Essence Black Women in…
February 20, 2019
Black History Month may be coming to a close, but women's month is right around the corner, and Essence made…
June 21, 2018
[griojw id=”bFMvxeT6″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end an inhumane immigration policy that his administration started.
April 19, 2018
With time comes change and today’s announcement indicates that the brand is evolving.
PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 23: Yara Shahidi attends the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2018 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Chanel) thegrio.com
March 27, 2018
Yara Shahidi is easily everyone’s favorite brilliant, beautiful, and hilarious young Black starlet. From speaking out as a an activist to…
Essence magazine cover features the cast of Black Panther. (Essence) thegrio.com
February 14, 2018
Essence Magazine is blessing us this March with quite possibly the best cover story of all time. The cover theme,