ESSENCE Festival of Culture celebrated Black excellence through music, entrepreneurship, and community—while responding to ...

After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, Valarie Traynham turned her journey into a mission—raising awareness, educating and advocating for equal access to life-saving treatment.

The Black-owned bookstore and café's mission is to ensure everyone has access to books and the ... You get a certain aura when you walk into Baldwin & Co.,” founder DJ Johnson tells ESSENCE.

As President of OWN, Tina Perry is expanding the legacy of Oprah Winfrey by building a media home where Black women are not just seen—but deeply understood.

At the helm of these beloved brands are Black business owners who’ve made it their mission from the beginning to address the gaps in the hair care for people of color.

ESSENCE Co-founder Ed Lewis, former editors-in-chief Marcia Ann Gillespie and Susan L. Taylor speak on the evolution of the magazine and brand.

Mission Smile: Stars Beam for a Great Cause The star studded 2009 Smile Event raised $1.5 million to aid in free facial deformity reconstruction surgery to children and young adults worldwide. By ...

In February 1978, ESSENCE magazine continued its mission to showcase diverse facets of love within the Black community by featuring actor Louis Gossett Jr. on the cover of their love issue.

This Woman Is On A Mission To Transform Milwaukee's Urban Landscape Melissa Nicole Allen is the founder of Maures Development, one of the few Black-woman-owned development firms in Milwaukee. By ...

Destiny Watford is on a mission to shut down hazardous trash incinerators that are slowly killing her community. Check out the above video. Environmentalists often get a bad rep in the pantheon of ...

When I walked through the magazine’s doors in 1980, I stepped into this proud legacy as an editor in the Fashion and Beauty Department, and for more than 30 years, I poured myself into the mission.

Haiti U.N. mission spokeswoman Sophie Boutaud de la Combe said Saturday that Beyonce made the visit to see what progress has been made since the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country.