Clarence Smith (R) and Ed Lewis (L) at "The 2002 Essence Awards" at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, Ca. Friday, May 31, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect/Fox. Smith, who passed away ...

The award show highlights Black women in entertainment. The honorees at the 2025 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards are getting their praise for their monumental careers. Teyana Taylor, Tyra ...

Palmer reflected on seeing Erivo’s performance in Wicked and detailed why she’s one of her favorite actresses. “I didn’t know if I was going to see a musical or a drama, but little did I know, it was ...

As Cynthia Erivo accepted her honors at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards, she offered up words of affirmation for the Black women that filled the ballroom, encouraging everyone to dream big ...

Of Black women, Reid continued: "In each of the spaces that we exist, we tend to be the best." By Zoe G. Phillips Joy Reid told the crowd at the 2025 Essence Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday that ...

The Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel transformed into a nexus of artistic achievement on February 27 as the 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards ceremony unfolded with characteristic elegance and ...

The 2025 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards is an annual celebration that honors pioneering and talented Black women in Hollywood – both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Taking place ...

It’s a cloudy day in Los Angeles, but the city’s shining stars brought the light to ESSENCE’s annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards held at Fairmont Century Plaza. For the show’s 18th year, we ...

Jotaka Eaddy, founder and CEO of #WinWithBlackWomen, and Essence Communications will receive special honors at the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors ceremony held Friday, Feb. 21 in Los Angeles.

Ashanti at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Photo by Nagashia Jackson for rolling out) As Ashanti turns 44, we take a moment to reflect on her stunning beauty evolution over the years. Known for her ...

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, the rapper who was one-third of TLC, had serious style. From her Afrofuturistic hairstyles to the condom she wore over her eye to promote safe sex to her purple leather looks, ...

* The stunning lady of soul Alicia Keys has added a second show at the Greek on July 31. Tickets on sale now. ... The Violent Femmes head to the Palace on June 14. Tickets on sale now. ... Ashanti, ...