ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders who are ...

In the 1990s, a remarkable wave of Black sitcoms and sketch comedy reshaped American television. Shows like “In Living Color” and “Living Single” reflected a wide range of Black life and helped ...

Black student unions have been a vital part of many Black college students’ lives for more than 60 years. But since 2024, Black student unions have lost their institutional support, campus space and ...

Construction workers dismantle the Black Lives Matter plaza near the White House on March 10, 2025. I grew up in a home surrounded by American history books and parents keen on teaching me Black ...

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers. By Lydia DePillis Reporting from New York Joblessness for Black workers is ...

Over 60 years after its release, the Moynihan report remains the most consequential—and controversial—analysis of the black family in American history. One explanation for its continued relevance is ...

August, which is heralded as Black Business Month, should have been a time to celebrate the Black labor force. But last month’s jobs report showed unemployment rates increased for Black workers — and ...

Group Black is launching a new venture beyond its original focus on Black-owned media. Insiders said the company struggled amid corporate retreats from DEI pledges. The new venture, Portrait Media ...

Lootings. Fights. Things thrown at customer service workers. Arguments in grocery stores. The trial of a 17-year-old alleged stabber. High schoolers dancing to rap music at graduation. A Black, female ...

Housing affordability and quality-of-life concerns are pushing longtime Black New Yorkers out of the city, underscoring Democrats’ challenges with their base ahead of the mayoral election. By Maya ...

Many respondents had similar sentiment: The American Dream never existed and Black Americans need to build their own dream. The overwhelming majority of respondents were clear. The answer is no, the ...

While the trend has sparked solitary, some caution that at the 'end of the day, a white ginger is white, which carries with it all the privileges, perspectives, and experiences common with being white ...