There’s one thing to talk the talk. For Parkersburg South, the girls basketball program walked the walk. Before the start of the preseason, coach Ed Davis gathered with his two seniors Emilee Owens ...

In an ESSENCE cover story, Kerry Washington reflects on discovering she was conceived through a sperm donor. Read here.

Two others whose photos were released to the media are still being sought in connection with the snowball fight that saw the participants pelt responding NYPD officers.

ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood 2026 features Marsai Martin as host, Grammy-winning Mýa performing, and stars honoring iconic Black women in film & TV.

The 2026 Black Women in Hollywood Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is no longer just starring in stories—she’s shaping them, uplifting the next storytellers and using her platform with intention.

Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, with winners marked. 'Sinners' won 13 awards. 'Abbott Elementary' took five.

University of Wyoming was wrong target for far-right legislators, clueless about school's power to unite state, opines columnist Kerry Drake.

Kerry Washington and husband of 13 years Nnamdi Asomugha—who are notoriously private about their relationship—chatted about their rare date night at the NAACP Image Awards Feb. 28.

Mike Pompeo once demanded that John Kerry 'get off the stage.' On a Thursday night in West Palm Beach, he shared it with him.

Monaghan look set for a return to Division Two as they suffer a fifth Division One defeat, going down 1-18 to 0-7 to Kerry in ...

Celebrities galore flocked to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for the 57th edition of the annual ceremony celebrating black talent in showbiz.

Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, ...