Essence Full Circle Festival Launches Economic Collaboration in Africa

September 23, 2019 (New York, NY)—Essence Ventures, an independent Black-owned consumer technology company merging content, community and commerce to meet the evolving cultural and lifestyle needs of people of color and the parent company of Essence Communications, Inc., today announced that it has partnered with Full Circle Festival, LLC to create the ESSENCE Full Circle […]

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‘Reign of the Underdog’ Comic Book Creator Lazarus Guidry on Being a Black Super Hero

As a young black kid growing up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lazarus Guidry was always interested in creating imaginative storytelling and, comic books.  “I was always around it. My father, was a fire specialist and a comic book illustrator. Comics was his passion. He loved “Captain America” and “The Incredible Hulk.” As a product of

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Cast from ABC’s MIXED-ISH at Paleyfest Fall Preview 2019

Check out a few images of “Mixed-ish” from ABC’s Fall TV Preview at Paleyfest over the weekend in Beverly Hills.  In Kenya Barris’ new series “Mixed-is, show runner Karin Gist and fellow executive producer Peter Saji shine a light on “Black-ish” Johnson family matriarch Rainbow’s (played by Tracee Ellis Ross in “Black-ish” and Arica Himmel in “Mixed-ish”) origin

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Never, Never Forget, Birmingham Bombing: September 15, 1963…Domestic terrorism

By D.L. White A day that should live for infamy not only in the lives of Americans of African descent, but all Americans who cherish freedom, equal rights and justice for all, is September 15.  “We did not have cell phones, text messaging or the internet back then,” noted Arizona State Conference NAACP President Charles

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Black & Woman Owned Ride Share Transportation Service For Kids On to Something Big!

“I’m on the brink of something bigger than me,” says Shan Cureton, CEO of Kiddie Commute a full service transportation service for kids. The busy mom of three and communications instructor at Southwestern college in Chula Vista, has found a niche offering rides exclusively driving for kids. It all started because of her challenges getting

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BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Niece Nash Host, Angela Bassett to Receive Icon Award

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 19, 2019 – BET Networks and Beverly Bond, CEO, Executive Producer and Creator of BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® are excited to announce Emmy-nominated actress, Niecy Nash as host of The 2019 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!® Awards on BET. This year’s celebration will tape on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in

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