This year marks 101 years since Malcolm X was born, and his sharp words on the reality of the American nightmare remain true today.

Sir Ian McKellen nailed the role of Magneto in the X-Men movies, but many people initially thought he was miscast - including Sir Ian McKellen.

Wild Style —the ambitious 1982 film conceived by (and starring) Freddy, which synthesized rap, breakdancing, and graffiti—remains a towering cultural landmark, but it wasn’t until his 1988 debut as ...

Last week's race discrimination lawsuit against ART, an organization that had declared anti-racism a core value, points out a sometimes-overlooked element in the long fight for equality: hair.

With a 13-0 run in the final six minutes, Thrive Charter beat New Egypt 59-45 in the Group 1 state semifinal on Wednesday ...

The 1990s saw the rise of many all-time great screenplays, from prescient satires like The Truman Show to generation-defining gems like Pulp Fiction.

Howard Fuller burst onto the national stage in 1990 as a political organizer when he joined forces with the late state ...

Television has always been more than an escape for me. Growing up in the 1990s and early 2000s on the South Side of Chicago, I was always thrilled to see women and girls who looked like me and ...

From Sterling K. Brown to white folks on TikTok, Black women are finally receiving their flowers for being the backbone of society— and we love to see it.

Ahead of our Black Women In Hollywood event, ESSENCE dives into the archives to trace the creative evolution and lasting impact of costume designer Ruth E. Carter.

Local activist Carl Pinkston reflects on the impact of Rev. Jesse Jackson's activism and how it shaped his own journey in ...

Hope abounds at the start of NFL free agency. Teams have a chance to add what they hope could be the missing piece to their Super Bowl puzzle, like Saquon Barkley with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 ...