The historical significance of ESSENCE has been evident from the very beginning. Here, we explore the legacy of the publication through its vital engagement with fashion.

Community concerns about immigration raids rise at one local convention, where the focus is on civil rights for Latino people.

After American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney debacle, an iconic American fashion brand shows how speaking to diverse consumers is a creative win.

The Vietnam War was still raging, civil rights movements were transforming America, and women everywhere were gaining ...

Transgender and nonbinary people are now allowed to receive passports matching their gender identity after an executive order from President Donald Trump previously forced binary gender markers.

Stars like Cary Grant, Paul Robeson, and Marlon Brando helped define tailoring and casualwear for generations to come. Here’s ...

Outrage over the American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney comes in a time of heightened concerns about white supremacy and ...

Born in the Philippines, Toni Jaramilla moved to the US when she was three years old. Raised in Los Angeles, the UCLA alumna ...

The overall picture is that despite all the noise through the GNU we have been able to safeguard the core progressive policy ...

There is a risk that the war of words between Moscow and DC could escalate. William D. Hartung Last week, President Trump reported that he had ordered nuclear-armed US submarines to move closer to ...

"The commercial shows us that capitalism will steal our lives and then find multiple ways to make a profit of our death..." ...

What was school like 100 years ago? A lot harder, and dirtier. Here's how kids learned in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Schools of the past Think today’s students have it rough? A century ago, ...