Clarence O. Smith, who as one of the founders of Essence magazine helped advertisers realize the potential of the long-ignored market of Black women consumers, has died. He was 92. The death ...

By Jeré Longman Clarence O. Smith, who convinced skeptical advertisers of the power and worth of the Black female consumer market in becoming a founder of Essence, the first general-circulation ...

Smith Graduate Fellowship Fund, and Robert F. Smith Student Success Fund, according to an official release provided to ESSENCE. The scholarship fund will provide at least seven undergraduates a ...

For KJ Smith, her journey to partnership and marriage started with a prayer. Smith and I first became acquainted at the 2024 NAACP Awards, where she exclusively told me her previous prayer for her ...

KJ Smith And Skyh Black Are Expecting Their First ... and previously not wanting children, told Essence that meeting Skyh completely shifted her outlook. Initially set on being everyone’s ...

Queen & Slim actress Jodie Turner-Smith is now officially divorced from her former partner Joshua Jackson. The two have been trying to get on the same page about how to split amicably since the ...

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith did not hold back when it came to the Democratic Party, and said he's "keep[ing] the door open" for a potential run for president in 2028. "I’m not happy with ...

Smith’s experience, which included being president and general manager of the Columbus Crew, was invaluable in swaying colleagues, such as Falcons CEO Rich McKay, who had reservations.

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith fired back at Charles Barkley over the warning the Basketball Hall of Famer gave to the sports personality about being overexposed in the media. Smith prefaced his ...

Master P, the legendary hip-hop mogul and founder of No Limit Records, will take his final bow at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® in New Orleans, bringing his remarkable, decades-long ...

Jodie Turner-Smith’s look on the Met Gala carpet was a testament to reimagining tradition. Styled by Law Roach in collaboration with Daniel Lee, Burberry’s creative director, the look was ...

And Stephen A. Smith is all for it. More Celtics: Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla Addresses Late Game Timeout Controversy An avid Knicks fan, Smith was clearly ecstatic during First Take when asked what ...