This story was originally published in ESSENCE’s special 55th anniversary July/August 2025 issue, on stands now. It began, as most sacred things do, in the quiet. Before the language was polished into ...

On the 55th anniversary of ESSENCE magazine, the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture is even more special than the years past. And, on the first day at the Beautycon stage, cultural conversations ...

In a chat with 'Essence,' Usher gave a confession about the TLC member being his celebrity crush as a child. The singer gave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clarence Smith (R) and Ed Lewis (L) at "The 2002 Essence Awards" at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, Ca. Friday, May 31, ...

I consider myself one of the luckiest people because I got to launch my career at Essence magazine during its Golden Age in the ‘80s and ‘90s, when Black culture was a global pulse point and our ...

New Orleans shines as the focus of Essence Magazine's May, June issue marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. The covers of the magazine serve as a heartfelt love letter to the Crescent City, ...

As president, he helped persuade companies like Estée Lauder and Ford to advertise in the pages of the first mass-circulation magazine directed at Black women. By Jeré Longman Clarence O. Smith, who ...

Splash Mountain will officially become themed around The Princess and the Frog in 2024. Another week, another Zendaya cover? Well actually, there are, in total, four versions of Zendaya’s ...

Clarence O. Smith, one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, died on April 21, 2025, according to his obituary published by the outlet. He was 92. Smith co-founded the “Essence” brand with Edward ...