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

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 ...

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 ...

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

ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards is the premier celebration of Black women at a time when it’s desperately needed. The ...

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

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

As with the Black experience in full, laughter, tears and abject horror stroll hand in hand in “Confederates.” It’s a ...

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

That diagnosis is disproportionately affecting black women in the U.S. and with deadly results. But a new study is looking to ...