King and Queen Zulu relish their reign as carnival royalty
King Zulu Rodney Paul Mason and his wife and Queen Kristen Bonds Mason hope their reign inspires young boys and girls to aim high.
Quincy Jones Honored by Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey at 2025 Oscars: "When We Talk About Black Excellence, We Talk About Quincy"
Quincy Jones was perhaps best known for his work in pop and R&B music, but the composer, producer and arranger also left an ...
First Black Queen Of ALLA Mardi Gras Parade Makes History
The first Black Queen of New Orleans' ALLA Parade dedicated her ride to a civil rights advocate and a diversity at Mardi Gras ...
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The Sleepless: Nuzo Onoh’s trail of African horror path
From The Reluctant Dead, her first horror book; Unhallowed Graves, her second to The Sleepless, her latest and to other books ...
Zulu King and Queen 2025: Celebrating Over 100 Years of Tradition
Rodney Mason, continues the legacy as KING ZULU 2025 with his wife, QUEEN ZULU 2025 Kristen Bonds Mason, by his side.
Essence Black Women in Hollywood 2025: See Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Tyra Banks and more shine
Under the dazzling lights of Hollywood, Black excellence took center stage at the 2025 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, held on February 27, at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
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HBCU marching bands seem to float off the canvas in Keith Duncan's paintings at the Ogden
Each group painting contains the school’s crest. Each is accompanied by a standalone image of the band’s drum major.
Black indie country musicians flourish in the South beyond Nashville's mainstream scene
Black independent country music industry creatives are developing a rural-to-urban, Midwestern and Southern, ...
The Forgotten Glamour of Black Bridge Clubs
For a few exhilarating decades bridge played a starring role in the social and political lives of the burgeoning African ...