Lori Harvey and Katie Holmes both wore red bags to dress up their outfits. An InStyle editor rounded up seven similar styles ...

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In Atlanta's Sweet Auburn District, a museum honors a trailblazing woman who made history with her business. Madame C.J. Walker became the first self-made female millionaire in America from her line ...

There are so many on-the-rise Black-owned beauty and wellness brands to shop. From Tonal Cosmetics to Bask & Lather, discover some of our newest favorites.

The BAFTA-nominated film is blazing a trail for Nigeria on screen. Director Akinola Davies Jr., star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and ...

Black history belongs on our shelves, but I also wanted bedtime stories filled with laughter, mischief, and everyday magic.

Jay Buchanan is a lover, not a fighter. If you spend some time listening to the soul-stirring songs he’s made with blues rock band Rival Sons, you’ll find Rival Sons’ singer on making his debut solo ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, ESSENCE celebrates 13 Black women who forever-changed the beauty industry.

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.

The suite and Magugu House are located in adjacent white villas along the hotel’s palm-studded avenue. A quaint wrought iron gate leads to a pathway with a small fountain—installed at Magugu’s request ...

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city with as much culture off the silver screen as on it.