Clarence O. Smith, one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, died on April 21, 2025, according to his obituary published by the outlet. He was 92. Smith co-founded the “Essence” brand with Edward ...

For more than three decades, ESSENCE Magazine and the Essence Festival of Culture have been a beacon of Black excellence, a cultural celebration of who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.

For its 55th anniversary, 'Essence' magazine is paying tribute to one of its most legendary figures—iconic journalist, mental health advocate, and former editor-in-chief, Susan L. Taylor. Though it’s ...

In honor of ESSENCE’s milestone year, iconic supermodel Naomi Campbell is gracing the magazine’s first-ever self-shot and styled cover. In Campbell’s cover story, At Home With: Naomi Campbell, the ...

New Orleans shines as the focus of Essence Magazine's May, June issue marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. The covers of the magazine serve as a heartfelt love letter to the Crescent City, ...

On Sunday, September 15th, the Federal Ministry of arts, culture and the creative economy alongside the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and Essence Ventures, owner of Essence Festival and ...

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A coalition of national physician organizations have joined forces with media company Essence Communications for a new campaign aimed at improving heart health among black women. The “Release the ...

Splash Mountain will officially become themed around The Princess and the Frog in 2024. Another week, another Zendaya cover? Well actually, there are, in total, four versions of Zendaya’s ...

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 ...

Clarence O. Smith, who as one of the founders of Essence magazine helped advertisers realize the potential of the long-ignored market of Black women consumers, has died. He was 92. The death, which ...