Essence Magazine

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The women of ‘Girls Trip’ cover Essence Magazine

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Essence hosts ‘Best in Black Beauty’ with Colgate Optic White

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Essence salutes ‘100 Woke Women’ in special issue

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Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monàe stun on Essence covers

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Meagan Good calls out ‘backward Christians’ for criticizing her wardrobe choices

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Issa Rae tired of discussing the black experience, "What if I'm not mad today?"

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Essence magazine 'blacks-out' cover, dedicates issue to Black Lives Matter

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R&B singer Kem reveals how he overcame homelessness and drug addiction

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Cynthia Bailey: 'Atlanta Housewives' are still great examples of empowerment'

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Tamron Hall: 'Essence made me confident in black beauty'

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Prince opens up in rare interview with Essence Magazine

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Naomi Campbell talks booking modeling gigs in her early years: I felt like 'what if I was blonde and blue-eyed?'

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Oprah Winfrey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan grace the cover of ESSENCE’s Hollywood Issue

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Lupita Nyong’o to be honored by Essence at Black Women in Hollywood luncheon

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Essence Images of Black Women in Media Study reveals stereotypes prevail, while new icons are on the rise

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Viola Davis: ‘Prisoners’ star reveals she ‘never felt pretty’ at Essence mag talk, until embracing natural hair

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Kerry Washington covers Essence magazine in blazing hot gold ensemble

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New Essence editor-in-chief Vanessa K. Bush honored at star-studded event

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André Leon Talley sounds off on racism in fashion industry

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Viola Davis wears natural hairstyle for October issue of Essence

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