IN HONOR OF ESSENCE’S 55TH ANNIVERSARY, ETERNAL AURA BRINGS TOGETHER THE ARCHITECTS OF BLACK STYLE AND THE NEXT WAVE OF GLOBAL FASHION DURING SEPTEMBER 2025 NEW YORK FASHION WEEK. The event will also ...

The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® is making its return to the Crescent City this summer, and it’s bringing with it a message stitched in legacy, rhythm, and resilience: We ...

This story is featured in the July/August 2025, 55th anniversary issue of ESSENCE. ESSENCE has long been attuned to what Black women want and need—especially when it comes to conversations about sex.

ESSENCE Fashion House celebrated a milestone during this year’s New York Fashion Week (NYFW) with “Eternal Aura,” a dynamic fashion activation that honored the publication’s 55-year legacy of ...

Clarence O. Smith, one of the four pioneering founders who launched ESSENCE Magazine in May 1970, passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of 92. A passionate strategist, a masterful communicator, ...

ESSENCE Fashion House™ Presents Eternal Aura: An Exclusive NYFW Party Curated by June Ambrose, Mel Renee, Trevor Swain & Quil Lemons With Sounds by DJ 9AM IN HONOR OF ESSENCE’S 55TH ANNIVERSARY, ...

Smith, who passed away on April 21, helped to launch the magazine that would become a Black cultural staple in May 1970. Clarence O. Smith, one of the co-founders of Essence magazine, died on April 21 ...