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A Jaguar II chanteuse is covering Of The ESSENCE and speaking on the possibility of bringing her platinum-penned perfection to life via a visual album. Victoria Monét recently detailed her journey from songwriter to sizzling showstopper to writer Kerane Marcellus for the mag’s October issue. Inside the story, the “On My Mama” hitmaker said that she […]
The five-part docu-series will celebrate the evolution of the trailblazing publication and one of America's most iconic brands featuring Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina Hall, Beverly Johnson and more.
Emmy award-winning actress Niecy Nash and her wife, singer Jessica Betts, have made history this week by becoming the first same-sex couple featured on ESSENCE's cover. This isn't the first time the romantic partners have turned heads with their romance in the public eye. Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts sealed their love in an intimate California ceremony back in August of 2020, stunning fans across social media. Fast forward to the present day and the partners tell ESSENCE writer Demetria Lucas about everything from what they love about each other to how they handled the public’s initial response to their union.
Cliff "Method Man" Smith is ESSENCE's February digital cover star and the perfectly seasoned rap snack is telling writer Veronica Wells that he wants to be "taken seriously"; no matter how he looks. According to Meth, he works out for inner peace--- not to be a "sex symbol" or "pinup on someone's wall."
ESSENCE Magazine is devoting their holiday issue to radical self-care and featuring Lizzo, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Simone Biles as their shared cover stars.
ESSENCE Magazine unveiled their July/August issue which features singer Jazmine Sullivan and actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on dual covers
ESSENCE just unveiled three different covers for their March/April issue which feature 'Coming 2 America' stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Jermaine Fowler on one cover, Kiki Lane on a cover and Eddie and daughter Bella on a third cover. For the cover story actors from the film weigh in about what the sequel has meant to them.
ESSENCE is kicking off 2021 with a Bajan Bad Gal in all her artsy glory. Rihanna is the magazine's January + February cover star and she posed for exclusive shots taken by legendary artist Lorna Simpson. For their photos, Rih is said to be "reinterpreting the narrative of modern-day beauty" and the photographic cover collage is deemed "Of Earth & Sky."
Certified It Girl Zendaya is paying homage to It Girls of the past on four equally sizzling ESSENCE magazine covers. At just 24 years old, the actress is being celebrated for leading two successful series on two of the biggest networks in TV land; costarring in a huge blockbuster Marvel film; and becoming the youngest woman ever to win the Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama, HBO's Euphoria.
La La Anthony covers Essence Magazine's September Global Black Fashion Issue. She talks about her evolution from MTV VJ to actress and producer and discusses raising her son Kiyan amid US racial turmoil, co-parenting with Carmelo Anthony and navigating a working friendship with 50 Cent.
Tracee Ellis Ross Covers Essence Magazine Hair Issue Seriously though. Is there anything that Tracee Ellis Ross can’t do? The actress and CEO of Pattern Beauty graced the cover of Essence Magazine’s October Hair Issue and literally stopped the Internet with flawless flicks from the spread. In the mag, Miss Ross: The Beauty Boss gushed […]