May 14, 2020 (New York, N.Y.)— While the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the nation in varying degrees, it is having a major impact on the daily lives of Black women. ESSENCE, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women and communities, today released research findings
Rico Cassoni shares how to elevate your celebration through wine tasting Photo courtesy of Taste of Wine and Food Last week, I got to thumb through my earlier wine columns from some years ago. The wine world has changed so much since those halcyon days when
Meet the creative entrepreneur Alexis Hodges behind organic handmade skincare brand ‘Natural State of Mind Essentials’. Alexis is not the ordinary entrepreneur having to overcome obstacles of sickness which resorted to her spending a large amount of time in hospital. Not afraid to let others
Princeton University has named its first black valedictorian in the school's 274-year history. According to their press release, Nicholas Johnson, an operations research and financial engineering from concentrator from Montreal, has been named valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2020. Grace Sommers, a concentrator from Bridgewater,
Andre Harrell Andre Harrell, music executive known as the founder of Uptown Records, who gave the first career break to Sean Puffy Combs, has died at the age of 59. The news was revealed last night during the popular Club Quarantine hosted by DJ D-Nice. According
The music pioneer who changed the face of Rock N’ Roll from black and white to color, Little Richard, has died at the age of 87.According to RollingStone.com, his death was confirmed by Richard’s son, Danny Jones Penniman, adding his father died in Nashville, and that
Imagine being told as a child in late 19th century Puerto Rico, that Black people had no history, no heroes, no memorable contributions. Like many Black and Brown folks, Arturo Schomburg recalls being told this all too well, and in his case, by his 5th
A link to the story below was emailed to us as an obituary posted on Economist.com. It's heartbreaking, and just like the source who sent it to us says, it's just the tip of an iceberg, and strikingly cold. Read on
(San Diego, CA) Join House of Blues and M.A.N.D.A.T.E. recording artists, Men 4 Christ for a momentous, World-Famous Gospel Brunch experience on Saturday, May 9th at 11 a.m. PST. Streaming live on YouTube, let your soul soar with joyous Gospel music from the comfort of your own home! Feel inspired and let Men 4 Christ’s soulful Gospel songs lift your spirits while
May 5, 2020 (New York, NY)—For months, ESSENCE – the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women and communities – had planned an impressive schedule of activities and celebrations to launch in May 2020 in honor of its 50th anniversary. Then, the COVID-19 global pandemic hit