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Friends, I’m going to keep this short and sweet. “Awkward Black Girl,” and star of HBO’s Insecure, Issa Rae, ain’t foolin’ with none of us, and her latest spread, in Essence is proof.

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Barack and Michelle Obama have appeared on the cover of a black women's lifestyle magazine in the US, with intimate photos of the loving couple setting the internet abuzz.

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Danai, Tamera, Laila and more give good face at the 7th annual celebration of stars

ESSENCE’S 2017 BLACK WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD PHOTO BOOTH “Aja Naomi King, Issa Rae, Laverne Cox, Angela Bassett, Samira Wiley, Vicky Jeudy, Shonda Rhimes, Yara Shahidi, Yvonne Orji and Teyonah Parris ”

We love this sister and the movement that she has built, without having to shake what her mama gave her! Check out this quote from her in the upcoming issue of Essence that she covers: More from Essence.com: Janelle Monáe is no ordinary artist. She lives, breathes and dreams of being true to herself, inspiring young …

The actress reflects on what it means to be a badass Black woman showing up in the world as her most beautiful self—both inside and out.

Our Forever First Lady graces the cover of ESSENCE's December/January issue and dishes on what made Barack Obama the one for her.

Actress Viola Davis covers the August 2011 issue of Essence Magazine and according to them, she’s “Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secret.” Inside the pages journalist Lola Ogunnaike,…

A Place Where Beauty & Culture Collide... While Celebrating The Beauty & Style of The African Diaspora & More

The actress reflects on what it means to be a badass Black woman showing up in the world as her most beautiful self—both inside and out.

Essence is the preeminent lifestyle magazine for contemporary African-American woman, focusing on everything from career to fashion to celebrities

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