As we draw closer to the end of the year, it’s only fitting we pay tribute to the fallen stars and newsmakers that brought us…

“When Black women are down with you and in your corner, you have an ally that will move heaven and earth…” –Tyler Perry Rising past…

In her Essence cover story, Jada Pinkett Smith makes two things clear: She thinks the divorce rumors involving her and hubby Will Smith are stale,…

If you’re looking for love, entrepreneur and supermodel Beverly Johnson says  your journey starts with positive speaking. “Stop saying there are no  good men out…

Actress Nia Long is tired of reading blog comments about her marriage status. The Hollywood starlet is jaded by the dopamine-fueled “whirlwind” relationships that often…

The big question on every young woman’s mind of late is, “Can I truly have it  all?” You see it discussed in forums, on panels,…

From: hellobeautiful.com Essence Magazine will tribute Whitney Houston by giving her the cover the for April 2012 issue of their magazine. Whitney “became the first woman to enter the Billboard album charts at number one,” notes the revered black outlet. The issue hits newsstands March 12 which features intimate photos of the star as well […]

Our first lady turns 48 today!!!! The lovely Michelle Obama!!!! Check out the letter the editor of Essence Magazine wrote to our first lady on her birthday! To The First Lady of the United States of America: It must have been a joyful day on January 17, 1964 when you arrived in the world as […]

Wendy Williams is twice covering the latest issue of Essence magazine (May 2011). Her double covers mark the magazine’s first-ever “Girlfriends” issue, which celebrates the unbreakable bond of female friendships. Inside, she dishes about friendship, family and the driving force behind the her appeal, saying “I know I make some people cringe. But I also […]

Angela Bassett shows off a new hair do on the March 2011 cover of Essence magazine. While wearing a strapless gold dress, with gold embellishments and accessories, she tells us why Black women are so fabulous: “…When I look at a role, I will deliberately find the joy, the sensitivity, the strength, the vulnerability, the […]

Regina King covers the February issue of Essence Magazine. The “Hollywood Go-To Girl” shows off those infamous arms and talks about her boyfriend Malcolm Jamal Warner. “Malcolm and I have a lot in common… we’ve both been child actors and were also blessed to be raised by incredible mothers who instilled good values in us. […]

Watch the video for an update and check out the first promotional shot of Janet Jackson and the cast of Tyler Perry’s "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf’."