CULTURE

Fifty one years ago (1968-2019), Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. His assassination was one among many of the cruel events that

THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING – Morgan JenkinsFans of Roxane Gay’s “Bad Feminist” and Chimanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All Be

The ongoing revitalization of Newark took another step forward on Wednesday, October 3rd with the official ribbon-cutting of the city’s

By Herb Boyd and Lloyd Willams Months before we and the world were alerted and alarmed that the great Aretha

Brooklyn, NEW YORK – Thousands of afros, braids and natural hairstyles flooded Prospect Park for the annual Curlfest. The fifth

Dear Friend of Medgar Evers College, Today marks the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Wiley Evers. Shortly after midnight

Door of Return: Racial Truth and Reconciliation Pilgrimage to Ghana is a series of three powerful, short films and discussion tools

An iconic figure in the history of jazz music who was instantly recognizable even to millions of non-jazz fans by

HONORING ICONIC ACTRESS CICELY TYSON, ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PRESIDENT MICHELLE EBANKS, PRINCIPAL & CEO OF IMPACT STRATEGIES ANGELA RYE, &