Rosie the Riveters is a term to describe women who took on industrial and government jobs during WWII. Millions of women ...

As Cynthia Erivo accepted her honors at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards, she offered up words of affirmation for ...

ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards is the premier celebration of Black women at a time when it’s desperately needed. The ...

Persistent wage and wealth gaps make it harder for Black Americans to retire on a similar timeline to their white peers.

A recent Netflix movie shines a light on the Six Triple Eight. It was the only predominantly Black Women's Army Corps unit ...

Under the dazzling lights of Hollywood, Black excellence took center stage at the 2025 Essence Black Women in Hollywood ...

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the nation’s most senior military officer, Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, a Black ...

As with the Black experience in full, laughter, tears and abject horror stroll hand in hand in “Confederates.” It’s a ...

Talented Black women throughout Hollywood were honored at the 18th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards.

That diagnosis is disproportionately affecting black women in the U.S. and with deadly results. But a new study is looking to ...

The Golden 14 were attached to the USS Triton during World War I and served as the Navy's first enlisted Black women.

Duckett is the first woman to lead the $46 billion insurance company after taking the reins in 2021, and is one of only two ...