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Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Kendrick Lamar, And More Win Big On Night Two Of 2025 NAACP Image Awards | Essence

Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Kendrick Lamar, And More Win Big On Night Two Of 2025 NAACP Image Awards | Essence

We are all standing with Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. At the NAACP Image Awards, Ryan Coogler and Delroy Lindo took the stage and were greeted by a moment that felt bigger than the stage. It’s a small but powerful gesture, the kind that says: we protect our own. Always. Video: @bet | Essence

We are all standing with Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo. At the NAACP Image Awards, Ryan Coogler and Delroy Lindo took the stage and were greeted by a moment that felt bigger than the stage. It’s a small but powerful gesture, the kind that says: we protect our own. Always. Video: @bet | Essence

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Celebrating Black Talent at ESSENCE Awards

Celebrating Black Talent at ESSENCE Awards

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Where To Stream The 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood | Essence

Where To Stream The 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood | Essence

ESSENCE Best in Black Beauty Awards | Essence

ESSENCE Best in Black Beauty Awards | Essence

ESSENCE Poll: Who Gave the Best BET Awards Performance? | Essence

ESSENCE Poll: Who Gave the Best BET Awards Performance? | Essence

This moment is bigger than us! The HBCU Week Foundation Awards Gala celebrated its sixth year, and Founder Ashley Christopher shared how it feels to gift over 160 million dollars in scholarship funds to students attending HBCUs. | Essence

This moment is bigger than us! The HBCU Week Foundation Awards Gala celebrated its sixth year, and Founder Ashley Christopher shared how it feels to gift over 160 million dollars in scholarship funds to students attending HBCUs. | Essence

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ESSENCE Honors Black Women Trailblazers In Hollywood With Star-Studded Lineup | Essence

Actor Larenz Tate presents honoree Nia Long with her Black Women in Hollywood award. #ESSENCE | Essence

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Celebrating Black Women in Hollywood

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You can always bet on Black! The 57th NAACP Awards celebrated Black excellence in real time. To close out the month, we asked your faves to share one little-known Black history fact or affirmation they’re carrying with them beyond the moment. Here’s what they had to say. ESSIES, what Black affirmation are you taking with you? | Essence

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The critics got this one right! Delroy Lindo accepted the award for Best Casting and Ensemble at the Critics’ Choice Awards for his work with the cast of Sinners. Casting 10/10! Congratulations, well deserved! | Essence

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ESSENCE on Instagram: "The 2025 BET Awards brought Black star power to the heart of Los Angeles, celebrating 25 years of award show moments and 45 years of the network. Before heading inside the show, the stars stopped to talk to ESSENCE about their favorite award show moments and what BET means to the culture. Head to ESSENCE.com to watch more."

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Join us at Hollywood’s biggest night, the 2026 Academy Awards! Get ready for exclusive interviews that only ESSENCE can bring with the incredible Stacy Ike. Don't miss out, stay locked in! #Oscars

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For this year's ESSENCE Best In Black Beauty Awards, our editors selected 85 tried-and-true products that address every part of your beauty routine #ESSENCE 🔗: https://www.essence.com/best-in-black-beauty-2023/ | Essence

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The Essence Awards 2000 - Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby

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What happens when your favorite comes to life? You get the biggest night in music! Ahead of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, ESSENCE was on the red carpet talking to the biggest names in music and entertainment! Take a look at all the action and check out ESSENCE.com for more Grammy news. | Essence

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The Standard! Janet Jackson proved exactly why she’s still the blueprint during her performance at the American Music Awards before accepting the Icon Award. P.S. This Mariah Carey sample slaps! 📸: @cbstv | Essence

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WATCH: ESSENCE Best In Beauty Awards 2024 | Essence

Rosa Parks gets honored at the ESSENCE Awards circa 1993. | Essence

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Essence's Best in Beauty Awards 2024 (Essence Magazine)

Tyla Shines at ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards 2025

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ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood 2026 Honorees Announced | Essence

VOTE NOW: #ESSENCE is nominated for a Webby Award for Diversity & Inclusion in social. We love Black women deeply, let’s bring home the internet’s most prestigious award to Black Girl Headquarters! ✨ | Essence

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Today, we honor the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks, whose quiet strength ignited a revolution, proving that faith and courage can change the course of history. Mrs. Parks sat down so we could stand tall, walk boldly, and demand justice. Her legacy reminds us that even in stillness, there is power. Happy heavenly birthday, Mrs. Parks! To celebrate, here’s a clip of from the 1993 ESSENCE Awards. 📹: ESSENCE Archives | Essence

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Ultimate Experience at Essence Festival 2023

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BWIH 2025: Cynthia Erivo gives her Vanguard Award acceptance speech

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Ladies First: Cardi B, Latto, Kehlani, Patti LaBelle And Brandy & Monica To Perform At 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture | Essence

ESSENCE on Instagram: "Let The Award Season Commence! Hollywood’s biggest names kicked off award show season at the 82nd Golden Globes Awards, and of course, ESSENCE correspondent Brande Victorian was on the red carpet talking to our favorite stars. Press play to see how the stars before they entered the ceremony. Visit ESSENCE.com to watch our full recap."

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Let’s make one thing clear: Black girls with colored hair always reign supreme. Last night, at the 2022 Grammy Awards, things were no different. While many were in awe of the vibrant shades of the designer silhouettes that dominated the carpet — from Billy Porter in hot pink Valentino, to H.E.R. in a Dreamsicle-hued Peter Dundas jumpsuit — our eyes were on the textured tresses and the dynamic hairstyles that accompanied them. Saweetie, who for the first time ever wore her pixie cut on a red carp

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