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ESSENCE What a friend we have in Gabrielle Union. While Nate Parker continues to question why his 17-year-old rape accusation is still a thing, Gabrielle has spoken out in support of rape survivors and victims who’ve chosen to boycott The Birth of a Nation. In a...  

When President Obama and the first lady leave the White House, there will not be a dry eye in sight. And in a special collector’s issue of Essence, the President and Michelle Obama talk about their legacy and what they’ll remember once they leave. “I...  

Dennis Leupold With two prime-time Emmy wins, a West End play and two films in 2016, Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba’s career is in full swing. “This business will try to convince you that you’re not enough,” she says. “That you’re not pretty...  

Essence “When I talk to people about [standing up for myself], it’s not new” — Zendaya Coleman Zendaya “Woke” Coleman poses for the August cover of ESSENCE, taken in Rio de Janeiro but the real magic isn’t in the gorgeous photo set against a backdrop of...