Platinum-selling R&B girl group XSCAPE shocked fans earlier this year with the announcement that they were back together and preparing to hit the road for the 2017 Essence Festival. Watch the teaser video here. Stay up-to-date with the latest news and events. Follow me on social media @AlwaysAskAsia. #AskAsia #AlwaysAskAsia
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The Oakland beauty posed for Essence Magazine in Brazil and was very vocal about social justice for all and honoring the lives of those lost to police brutality.
Misty Copeland is having a great year. She starred in an Under Armour commercial, was named a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet,…
Golden Gabby Douglas has been making her rounds in the media. From Oprah to Letterman to Essence, we’re all consuming of the Olympic gynmast darling, Gabby. Essence has this breathtaking way of taking our favorite celebrities and glamming them up to make us wish we could shine half as bright. Being that Gabby already shines […]
Ellianna Placas has been fired after a controversial two year run as fashion director for Essence magazine, reports the New York Post. When Placas was…
Essence Music Festival brings out music enthusiasts with the snazziest senses of style! Everywhere we looked, we were distracted by beautiful maxis, bold prints and…
Can’t isn’t a word in Ledisi’s vocabulary. Actually, it is, but only as a motivating tool. When some folks suggested to her that she couldn’t write a book, she decided she would. A line in that book, “Better Than Alright: Finding Peace, Love & Power,” she says, has become a mantra for the singer-songwriter. “Tell […]
The DMV has always loved Ledisi. Now, the rest of the world is catching up.
You is kind…you is smart…you is… I couldn’t resist, I had to go there. Kidding aside ladies, you are great. Our vision gets clouded by the excess of reality shows that do not define us and fail to emulate us. Here are five characteristics of greatness are sure lift you, inspire you and motivate you today […]
The event, scheduled for July 6-8, is billed as one of the largest gatherings of black artists in the country. As in years past, musical performances will be held at the Superdome while seminars with influential speakers, artists and authors will take place at the city's convention center.
Since 2008, African-American women have taken pride in the fact that the First Lady is finally someone who looks like them. Not only is she smart; she’s also beautiful. And ask any sister, and she’ll tell you First Lady Michelle Obama can dress. “Essence” magazine’s editor-at-large Mikki Taylor knows what it takes to have that […]
