Ladies of Virtue offers mentoring, leadership development, and mental health support to help Black girls become confident, ...

As Cynthia Erivo accepted her honors at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards, she offered up words of affirmation for ...

Rosie the Riveters is a term to describe women who took on industrial and government jobs during WWII. Millions of women ...

Under the dazzling lights of Hollywood, Black excellence took center stage at the 2025 Essence Black Women in Hollywood ...

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the nation’s most senior military officer, Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, a Black ...

The 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards is an annual celebration that honors pioneering and talented Black women in ...

Persistent wage and wealth gaps make it harder for Black Americans to retire on a similar timeline to their white peers.

A recent Netflix movie shines a light on the Six Triple Eight. It was the only predominantly Black Women's Army Corps unit ...

Few know the significant role millions of women played during World War II efforts. Those women were called Rosie the ...

The Golden 14 were attached to the USS Triton during World War I and served as the Navy's first enlisted Black women.

ESSENCE awards spotlighted creators and performers while emphasizing the often overlooked contributions of Black women in ...

Braiding is a staple hairstyle for Black women, but new studies show cancer-causing chemicals found in hair extensions. Here, we examine the issue.