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In the October issue of Essence, cover girl Viola Davis says she prayed for a certain type of man to come into her life – and just…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has crowned a new president and get this–she’s a woman and she’s Black! Oh, you don’t know…

Chirlane McGray’s (pictured left) 1979 Essence essay “I Am a Lesbian,” broke boundaries,  marking the first time a Black gay woman shared her sexuality openly.…

Surely Essence Magazine’s Abiola Abrams has heard her share of intimacy issues from couples inrelationships of every sort since being in the love business, but something tells us that her latest inquiry was a little different. A black woman wrote into the magazine saying that her husband calls her “nigger bitch” during sex and has joked about […]

Tyler Perry may be having the best week ever, starting with the announcement that he will be getting his own show on the OWN Network (the network’s first scripted series) … and then he snags the November cover of Essence Magazine! Two for two. The funny guy is suited up for the cover of the […]

Sade’s new concert DVD Bring Me Home Live 2011 shows a side of the British soul singer we’ve rarely seen, promises guitarist Stuart Matthewman, founding member of the group. Matthewman spoke with ESSENCE.com on the band’s $31 million-dollar grossing 2011 tour, being welcomed back by supportive fans after a 10-year hiatus, and shared four things […]

Handsome? Check. Affable? Check. Dreamy eyes? Check. What’s not to love about Common Law star Michael Ealy? Well, beside him giving us one more reason to watch a cop drama (Ealy plays police officer Travis Marks on USA’s Common Law), Ealy is also one of the friendliest, yet fiercely private, guys around. Here are seven things you didn’t […]

Whitney Houston covers Essence Magazine’s April 2012 cover fresh-faced, the way we wish to remember “The Voice.” Whitney “became the first woman to enter the Billboard album charts at number one,” notes the revered black outlet. The issue hits newsstands March 12 which features intimate photos of the star as well as messages of love […]

If you didn’t make it to the Essence Music Festival at the New Orleans Superdome this Independence Day weekend, The Urban Daily has exclusive content from one of the summer’s most anticipated festivals.  Kanye West headlined the show on Saturday night, and in signature Kanye fashion, Mr.West brought out ‘all of the lights’, fireworks, smoke, […]

Essence magazine honored Janelle Monae last night at their 2nd annual Black Women in Music event. 2011 Grammy Nominations! Jazmine, Rihanna, Sade, Fantasia & Nicki Up For Awards! Also in attendance were the Bad Boy family, Leona Lewis, LeToya Luckett and more! Check it out: Janelle Monae Still Wears Only Black & White To Paris […]

LeToya Luckett stopped by the Essence offices for a little impromptu photo shoot this week.

Keri Hilson shared the stage with El DeBarge at the 2010 Essence Music Festival. She performed her own hits and songs she’s featured on and surprised the crowd when she welcomed El DeBarge to the stage to perform “I Like It” with her. Video will be posted once available.