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*NY, NY — ESSENCE, the number one media brand dedicated to African-American women, and MSNBC, the premier cable destination for in-depth analysis, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives, are teaming up at the 2013 ESSENCE Festival during Fourth of July weekend for unprecedented live coverage of headliners and newsmakers. MSNBC will broadcast live from the [...]
*Tyler Perry, who debuts two new shows this month for Oprah’s television network, OWN, explains how the duo is adjusting to their new venture in the June issue of Essence. “The most important thing about coming together was making sure we would not lose our friendship because of the business. We had to establish ground [...]
*The roles between men and women often become blurred in today’s society. We are not living in the 1950′s household or society where women’s voices were squelched or unheard and barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen is the norm. Today’s woman has many of the same opportunities as men and the dilemmas in the household [...]
*Tracey Edmonds is not playing. With more than 20 years in the business, this lady knows what she wants. In an interview with ESSENCE.com, the producer chatted about her biggest film projects and her new YouTube channel, Alright TV and dishes about what it’s like working with new beau, Deion Sanders. ESSENCE.com: Congrats on the [...]
*Surely Essence Magazine’s Abiola Abrams has heard her share of intimacy issues from couples in relationships of every sort since being in the love business, but something tells us that her latest inquiry was a little different. A black woman wrote into the magazine saying that her husband calls her “nigger bitch” during sex and [...]
*With her ever present pompadour and hot red lips, Janelle Monáe covers ESSENCE magazine’s May issue. Inside the magazine, the cover girl dishes on her new CD, “Electric Lady,” which is due this Summer. She also lets readers in on her unique style which, you may have noticed, doesn’t show her tight figure. Hmm, what’s [...]
*Ok, here’s one for Women’s History Month. Jada Pinkett Smith made an interesting commentary about race and media recently on her Facebook page. She proposed to the world that perhaps there’s a bit of a double standard when it comes to black representation in the media. We see black women on non-black mags all the [...]
*If you’re wondering why Constance C.R. White is now the former Essence editor-in-chief, Journal-isms has the answer. White told the news industry blog that her leaving the magazine was “involuntary.” In other words, she was fired. Specifically, she said that it was the result of repeated clashes with Martha Nelson, the editor-in-chief of Time Inc. [...]
*With her plush dog-shaped purse in tow, 9-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis rubbed shoulders with Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard and other celebs Thursday at Essence magazine’s sixth annual Black Women in Hollywood awards luncheon. Wallis, who stars in best-picture contender “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” was among the magazine’s six honorees along with Gabrielle Union, [...]
*Essence has seen the reigns of power change from hand to hand to hand ever since Susan Taylor gave up the helm. But, with the change of power comes a change of vision, thus the internal turbulence that we’ve seen at Essence that affects the readers. But former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Angela Burt-Murray, has carved [...]
*Essence , according to Page Six, told its editor-in-chief, Constance White, to hit the road. White was dismissed on Thursday after two years in the position. But her tenure wasn’t without drama. A white male managing editor was reassigned to another division after his Facebook page revealed racially charged comments about the Rev. Al Sharpton. [...]
*True to the publication’s overall mission, each year around this time ESSENCE magazine leans on the hype surrounding GRAMMY week to honor black women who are doing big things in the music industry. In years past, they recognized luminaries such as Janelle Monet, Kelly Rowland and Sylvia Rhone for their outstanding contributions to the field [...]
*The reaction to the Beyoncé/Destiny’s Child reunion is still rolling in and for the most part is overwhelmingly positive. We say for “the most part” because Michelle Williams has been catching shade – not only from Keyshia Cole – but from the public at large. One of the the snarky things folks are saying is [...]
*Essence is honoring some powerful black women who have done some extraordinary work in the film and television industry at the 6th annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. The prestigious event will take place at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 21. This year’s honorees include Oprah Winfrey, Alfre Woodard, Gabrielle Union, Mara Brock-Akil, Naomie [...]
*“Baby Mama” is a pseudo term of endearment that originated in an effort to describe the rising trend of unwed single young black women with children. It is neither endearing nor does it describe all single unwed women with children. The “baby mama” is normally associated with a more unusual situation otherwise, a man refers [...]
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