You've likely seen the annual Best Colleges rankings from U.S. News and World Reports, but now there is a new ranking, specifically for African Americans. ESSENCE partnered with Money Magazine to unveil their inaugural list of the 50 Best Colleges for African Americans. In addition to typical data such as graduation rates, post-college earnings and college costs, the list … [Read more...]
Empire’s Queen Taraji P. Henson Adorns Essence Magazine’s November Cover
The Cookie is out of the cookie jar and splashed across November cover of Essence magazine and her name is Taraji P. Henson. Empire's Queen is looking fly and in style and talking acting and success in next month's issue. Even though people are just now finding me as Cookie, thank God for Netflix because people are so moved by my performance they’re like, ‘Where has she … [Read more...]
Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland On Pointe On September’s Cover Of Essence
Misty Copeland is having one amazing year, and the joy and focus of it all shows clearly on her face as she gracefully poses on the September cover of ESSENCE, her perfect arabesque accentuated by the beautiful Zimmermann dress flowing around her. For more on ESSENCE’s cover story, Misty On Pointe, visit ESSENCE.com or pick the issue on newsstands this Friday. Thanks! I'm … [Read more...]
ESSENCE Debuts 4 Different June Covers with the Lyon Kings
THE LYON KINGS… This year, the world was introduced to FOX’s runaway hit Empire and the Lyon family—led by a diabolical patriarch and a just-released ex-con matriarch. Season one’s finale left 16.7 million viewers hanging by a thread. Fans eagerly tuned in each week to watch the fictional Lyon brothers—Trai Byers (Andre), Jussie Smollett (Jamal) and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray … [Read more...]
Tracee Ellis Ross Featured on Split Cover March Issue of Essence
“I like being the ‘hot mommy’…also I find that on TV, marriage gets a really bad rap. It’s like this thing you never want to do, and the comedy comes out of what people hate about being married. What drew me to black-ish is that this couple loves each other and the comedy comes out of that. I want to have a family, so until that time comes, this show is a brilliant … [Read more...]
First Time Ever, Essence Magazine Does a Blackout Cover
For the first time ever, Essence features a cover Blackout and presents "Black Lives Matter: What We Must Do Now". It's a special February collector's edition. This special edition features essays from Susan L. Taylor, Angela Davis, Chirlane, Isabel Wilkerson, Melissa Harris-Perry, Common and many more. “Our anger and hurt are calling us to look inward, to ask ourselves the … [Read more...]
First Lady Michelle Obama on the Cover of ESSENCE Magazine’s August Issue
The cover story for the August 2014 issue of Essence magazine is "Building a Bright Future," and it will feature our First Lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama. This issue marks the seventh time Mrs. Obama will be interviewed by Essence magazine. During her interview with the magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Vanessa K. Bush, the First Lady will discuss her passion for higher education, the … [Read more...]
Essence Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston With April Issue Cover
If you're one of the many Whitney Houston fans out there who is still mourning the loss of a legend this is for you. Essence magazine will pay tribute to Whitney in their upcoming April issue. The tribute will include a photo collage and messages of remembrance from her friends in the industry. See below for more info. From Essence: She had The Voice. When she burst onto … [Read more...]
Monica Dishes On Love and Marriage In New Interview
Our good friends over at Essence recently sat down with Mrs. Shannon Brown to discuss her new marriage and how they make it work being an ultra busy couple. On making time together a priority We're together a lot because I think you make time for the things that are important and our marriage is important to us. So we make time, all the time. At a video shoot Shannon and I … [Read more...]
Disney, Essence and Steve Harvey are Inspiring Our Youth to Dream Big
by Ronnie Tyler Lamar and I are totally honored to be at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla, covering the 2011 Disney's Dreamers Academy. Approximately 100 high school students from across the country were selected from a pool of nearly 4000 applicants to participate in the Disney's Dreamers Academy. These students were selected because: they have the hearts of dreamers, … [Read more...]
Lamar and Ronnie Make The Essence “Power Couples On the Move” List
Yesterday we were floored to be blessed by such a humbling experience. We were included in an amazing list of power couples on the move that are making it happen. We were actually the only couple that weren't Black A-Listers so to say we were surprised would be an understatement. Only 23 couples were selected and you can check us out at #16. Thank you BMWK family for riding … [Read more...]
Angela Burt-Murray Talks About Interview With Michelle Obama and Her Mother
Tony Harris talks with Essence editor Angela Burt-Murray about interview with Michelle Obama and her mother. <br />Embedded video from &lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/video" mce_href="https://www.cnn.com/video"&gt;CNN Video&lt;/a&gt; … [Read more...]