Maternal mortality rates are rising, especially for Black women. In one community in Georgia, some women say they are losing trust in doctors and hospitals.

“Misbehaving at the Crossroads” is the thought-provoking non-fiction debut of Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of “The Age of ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar, who wrote during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is credited as one of the first influential Black poets in America. A graduate of Howard University, he was ...

Putting Black women through the wringer has been the business plan of Tyler Perry for 20 years, and there are no signs of stopping.

At 84 years old, Willa Robinson is retiring and closing Willa’s Books and Vinyl, the store where she’s spent years selling ...

Black male authors have long held a mirror to society, documenting our struggles, joys, trauma, love and triumphs.

You don’t have to be an art expert to appreciate a good painting, especially when it comes from Black female painters who are revolutionizing the art world with every brushstroke. From bold portraits ...

The stage became a sanctuary for truth-telling and storytelling during the “Songs in the Key of Life: Navigating Identity and Dreams in Modern Fiction” panel at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in ...

Of the 40 members, or "immortals," as they call themselves, Gonçalves will be the sixth woman to join the academy.

Ana Maria Gonçalves, one of Brazil's most celebrated contemporary authors, made history as the first Black woman in their ...