The Mothers Who Built The Game: Honoring Black Women’s Labor In Football – Essence
Alumni enjoying homecoming parade Every football season, you’ll see them on the sidelines, in the stands, and now, going viral on social media: Black mothers cheering, coaching, and carrying their…
Motherhood On Rikers Island: Inside The Jail’s Doula Program For Incarcerated Moms
Nadely Tavarez, Grace Pipkin, and Mathania Toussaint Motherhood is a gift, and those blessed to experience it would agree, even expecting mothers in jail. According to a recent study, the…
Cool Mom And Parenting Content Has Me Hooked, Here’s Why – Essence
Getty Images Each person who identifies as a women or a femme might recall moments with their family when they were perhaps explicitly told their duties: to marry and to…
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Released After Arrest At Immigration Detention Center Protest: ‘I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong’ – Essence
Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka, walked free Friday night after spending hours in federal custody following his arrest at the…
Trump Abruptly Fires Carla Hayden, First Black Librarian Of Congress – Essence
Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to lead the Library of Congress. The firing, first reported…
Beauty Professionals On The Self-Care Rituals Their Mother Figures Have Taught Them – Essence
Hoby Finn / Getty Images For many of us, our mothers, the matriarchs we grew up around, were our first foray into beauty. Observing them through the bathroom mirror, quietly…
FIT’s 2025 Future of Fashion Runway Show Proves That Emerging Talent Always Prevails – Essence
Getty Images On Thursday, the Fashion Institute of Technology presented its 2025 Future of Fashion runway show. The annual presentation spotlights original designs created by a select crop of 2025…
Star Jones Says ‘Being Woke’ About Your Heart Health Will Save Your Life
Getty Star Jones has been a trailblazer in multiple industries, including law, television, and health, and is an active volunteer for the American Heart Association. Given that it’s National Women’s…
High Museum Honors Alison Saar With 2025 David C. Driskell Prize – Essence
Alison Saar at Arion Press, 2024. Courtesy of L.A. Louver Venice CA. Photograph by Nicholas Lea Bruno. The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has announced Alison Saar as the…