Olivia Carpenter grew up in Johnstown OH, northeast of Columbus, where she and her family members were the only black people.

At a time when social media is becoming less safe for Black, Brown and LGBTQ+ users, here are some Black apps that are ...

Banks must set internal goals to improve mortgage access for Black working-class borrowers then publicly report on those ...

This small electric pickup truck will leave the factory with the bare minimum—but it doesn’t need to stay that way.

Explore the impact of fear and intimidation on Black Americans, and the legacy of Blanche Bruce, the first elected African American to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Figures like Du Bois, Hurston, and Baldwin stitched freedom into fabric—not out of vanity but vision. To revisit their style ...

Antonio Mcilwaine, artistically known as “Arm of Casso,” appeared in the first Black Boy Art Show in 2020 after moving to Atlanta from Philadelphia in 2018. His signature abstract pop “sharpism” style ...

The driver of the Accord, Job Martinez del Villar, 20, of Manchester, was treated at Community Medical Center for ...

BMike Odums is using his art to amplify unheard voices and preserve New Orleans’s vibrant legacy. This story appears in the May/June 2025 issue of ESSENCE, on newsstands April 24.

Viola Davis is making waves again, this time with a gripping message of empowerment aimed straight at young Black girls through her latest action-thriller, “G20.” ...