ESSENCE’s March issue highlights the cast of the highly anticipated film Black Panther to take us to the incredible world of Wakanda—with three regal covers featuring stars Chadwick Boseman, Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright. In the article Watch the Throne, the cast and creatives expound on why this African fantasy feels very
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The evening’s festivities were hosted by Nichelle Turner of Entertainment Tonight. Photo: Shanda Pierce/TCV LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2018 – The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the nation’s premiere group of Black film critics, handed out trophies to winners in several categories at its 9th annual awards gala held in Los Angeles Wednesday
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Dennis Edwards, who joined the Temptations in 1968 and sang on a string of the group’s hits including “I Can’t Get Next to You,” “Ball of Confusion” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” has died at age 74. His family confirmed the news to CBS News, saying he was in Chicago at the time of
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January 25, 2018 (New York, NY)—ESSENCE wants you to grab your squad and plan your trip as it announces its exhilarating initial talent line-up for the 2018 ESSENCE Festival, taking place July 5-8 in New Orleans. The nightly concert series keeps the spotlight on women, featuring electrifying headline performances from Janet Jackson; Mary J. Blige;
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We see you Marsai Martin out here making boss moves. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 13-year-old Blackish star will make her feature film debut, in “Little.” The comedy will also be her first executive producing credit. The film will tell the story of a woman who gets the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to relive her carefree days as
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Legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died today (January 23) at the age of 78 Often called the “Father of South African jazz,” Masekela died in Johannesburg surrounded by family and friends, after a decade-long fight with prostate cancer, according to a statement from his family. Trumpeter, singer and composer Masekela, started playing the horn at
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Photo: Chicago Tribune. Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” is nominated in four different categories Oscar nominations for the 90th annual awards were announced this morning, Tuesday, January 23, from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Academy President John Bailey was joined by Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis to reveal the nominees in 24 categories. And
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Chances are, if you’ve lived most of your life on the West Coast, it’s rare to hear about the history HBCU’s, no matter what background you come from. That’s unless, you’re heavily recruited or have a family legacy of attending any of the esteemed institutions, which are primarily located down south. Fortunately, over the years
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Check out Essence’s new cover featuring Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid and Ava DuVernay in honor of the upcoming release of Disney’s A WRINKLE IN TIME With an imaginary universe at her fingertips—and media mogul Oprah Winfrey and dynamic newcomer Storm Reid by her side—award-winning director Ava DuVernay brings the Disney feature A Wrinkle in Time to life next month. The highly anticipated vehicle marks
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Yesss! Go Gabby go! As you can tell, we’re super excited to learn the news this morning via Variety, that a “Bad Boys” TV Offshoot starring Gabrielle Union’s “Bad Boys” character has been ordered to pilot at NBC. Union, the star of BET’s critically acclaimed “Being Mary Jane, which will air a 2-hour series finale
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