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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For years, R&B singer Anthony Hamilton has packed the smaller stages at the Essence Music Festival...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Actresses Tempestt Bledsoe and Vanessa Williams are among the celebrities in New Orleans for the Essence…
theGRIO REPORT - Emblazoned over Nia Long's family photo is the headline "Single, Satisfied & Raising Her Boys" -- and…
Chaka Khan has recently opened up about her weight loss and new music...
Mary J. Blige will be guest editor for the Essence magazine June 2012 issue. This will also be her twelfth…
OPINION - It's not her fault. There is no need to criticize Beyoncé for the actions of what should be…
NEW YORK (AP) - Beyonce is accustomed to getting awards for writing songs, but now she's earned one for writing…
Michael Bullerdick, a white man who was acting as 'managing editor' at the black women's magazine Essence, recently left his…
SLIDESHOW - Yesterday, in Beverly Hills, California, Essence magazine honored some of the most influential African-American women in Hollywood at…
CLUTCH - Tasha Smith, the brazen star of Tyler Perry's hit film franchise 'Why Did I Get Married?' snagged the…
theGRIO VIDEO - From intimacy to long distance dating to the challenges of balancing work and romance -- theGrio has…
OPINION - Angela Bassett and others expressed their dismay with the continued cold shoulder so many of these incredible actresses…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The 17th annual New Orleans festival will celebrate the roots of rhythm and blues...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even if Janelle Monae goes home empty-handed after Sunday's Grammys, she'll already have at least one…
OPINION - The furor over Essence magazine's hiring of a white fashion editor is shortsighted and disheartening on so many…
OPINION - No, this edition with Oprah didn't leave us with all the answers. It did, however, broaden the dialogue...
The magazine and newspaper industries are still trying to find their footing in the digital playing field and in the…
OPINION - As a society, we can pay now on the front end, by allowing this type of program to…