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February 18, 2025

Tyler, The Creator Returns Home From Chromakopia, Paying Homage As Hometown Hero

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Afropunk (2024)

Hailing from Chromakopia, Tyler, the Creator sends out a beacon, calling himself home to Los Angeles. The artist who is proudly raised in Hawthorne is on a winning streak.

February 5, 2025

Black Storytelling And Programming Take Over The 2025 Sundance Film Festival

Black Storytelling and Programming Take Over The 2025 Sundance Film Festival

Essence (2024)

In Park City Utah, Black film programming, cultural events, panels, and well-being activations were hosted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

February 3, 2025

A Black History Tour of Hawai’i

O'ahu, Hawaii

AFAR (2024)

Follow in the footsteps of Black thinkers, traders, and leaders who contributed to the rich history of Hawai‘i.

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

Expect The Unexpected — SZA and Keke Palmer’s Bestie Comedy Catches Them Having One Of Them Days

Essence (2024)

With an unbeatable cast, One Of Them Days delivers a rollercoaster of Black cinematic edge and comedy. Issa Rae’s latest produced project brings together SZA and Keke Palmer, who shine as two characters bonded by a tight-knit sisterhood overflowing with off-the-cuff humor and total chaos.

January 19, 2025

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Compares Thieves To Anti-Heroes — Will They Ever Get Even Or Are They Always At Odds?

Essence (2024)

In this franchise sequel, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Gerard Butler band together as unlikely forces and blur the lines between the actions of an anti-hero and a real villain.

January 17, 2025

Black Family History In Altadena Has Been Destroyed By The Eaton Canyon Fires

Afropunk (2024)

On the evening of January 7, Black residents in Altadena were displaced by the unfathomable strength of a fiery windstorm deriving from Eaton Canyon. In Los Angeles’s mountainside community, more than 100,000 Altadena locals were ordered to evacuate for safety, including multi-generational Black family households who witnessed and experienced the decimation and wreckage of their long standing homes.

December 3, 2024

In ‘Gladiator 2’ Denzel Washington Is The Murderous Macrinus Who Seeks Reclamation Over The Powers That Be

In ‘Gladiator 2’ Denzel Washington Is The Murderous Macrinus

Essence (2024)

Ridley Scott weaponizes the once-in-a-lifetime theatrical talents of Denzel Washington to organize the Shakespearean downfall of Ancient Rome that ruled over his early life.

November 12, 2024

KATSEYE’s Manon Bannerman Is Ready For The World To Know Her Life’s Destiny

Essence (2024)

KATSEYE member, Manon Bannerman talks to Essence Girls United about becoming a global artist, who she hopes to represent, and what she loves to do most with her girls.

November 12, 2024

In Her Words, Megan Thee Stallion’s Prime Video Documentary Tells Her Life’s Story

Essence (2024)

In Prime Video’s newest documentary on Megan Thee Stallion, In Her Words, gives the artist the real opportunity to tell her story without holding back.

November 4, 2024

Malcolm Washington And The Cast Of ‘The Piano Lesson’ On Family, Creating Historic Black Cinema, And Letting Go Of Fear

Malcolm Washington And The Cast Of 'The Piano Lesson' On Family, Creating Historic Black Cinema, And Letting Go Of Fear

Essence (2024)

With ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Malcolm Washington discusses his directorial debut and how working with family inspired him to dig deeper.