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ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026 brought together some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood over the weekend. Here are all the icons we spotted.

As fewer Black students apply to white colleges, our HBCUs are seeing a rise in enrollment driven by the repeal of DEI and Affirmative Action.

The world has come to love Cardi B for her raw, unfiltered personality. But she may have been a bit much here recently!

The world has come to love Cardi B for her raw, unfiltered personality. But she may have been a bit much here recently!

Fifty years after the death of a 15-year-old Black girl, investigators have finally identified her and are focused on finding the killer connected to one of the longest Jane Doe cases in Iowa.

From double agents to a historic proclamation pulling enslaved people onto the battlefield, here are some little-known stories of Black folks' contributions during the American Revolution on Independence Day.

More than a year since the bodies of twin brothers were discovered atop a Georgia mountain, their family has finally accepted investigators' devastating conclusions.

From workout classes with Keke Palmer to talks with Dr. Bernice King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, here is everything you missed from ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2026.

A Clark Atlanta professor argues why Black people in the U.S. must deliberately reclaim the term "African American" to honor both history and civic belonging.

A Clark Atlanta professor argues why Black people in the U.S. must deliberately reclaim the term "African American" to honor both history and civic belonging.