TASHEPHIA GREEN grew up in a single-parent household, where she was constantly reminded that education is the key to success. She was raised in an...

TASHEPHIA GREEN grew up in a single-parent household, where she was constantly reminded that education is the key to success. She was raised in an...

At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years in Las Vegas, despite a successful career...

At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years in Las Vegas, despite a successful career...

This story is featured in the September/October 2024 issue of ESSENCE. Skylar Marshai, 27, and Temitope Ibisanmi, 30, discovered home within each...

By Rebecca Gordon Washington Postheadlinereads: “A big problem for young workers: 70- and 80-year-olds who won’t retire.” For the first time...

Someone I know shared a heartbreaking story that took place in the exclusive subdivision where she lives in Cavite. A pregnant stray dog wandered into...

Amina,* 14, recalled the day when her world was shaken by violence in Kismayo, in Somalia’s Jubaland State. An explosion at her school in February...

Amina,* 14, recalled the day when her world was shaken by violence in Kismayo, in Somalia’s Jubaland State. An explosion at her school in February...

Lady Gaga is blasting some former NYU classmates for creating a nasty Facebook group about her years ago, claiming she would never make it as an...