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Oct 17, 2011 at 2:45 pm

Idris Elba Is A “Laid Back Lover” In Essence Magazine [PHOTOS]

Idris Elba Is A “Laid Back Lover” In Essence Magazine [PHOTOS]

Idris Elba covers Essence magazine’s November 2011 issue. He takes off his usual photo shoot suit and gets comfy while playing chess & walking the city streets.

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Mike Rowfone

Jul 11, 2011 at 12:45 pm

Essence Profiles Amar’e Stoudemire & More Sexy Black Athletes [PHOTOS]

Essence Profiles Amar’e Stoudemire & More Sexy Black Athletes [PHOTOS]

Essence magazine features Amar’e Stoudemire and 3 other sexy, single Black athletes in it’s latest August 2011 issue. Inside, Amar’e speaks on his biggest passion.

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Jul 8, 2011 at 5:00 pm

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Viola Davis Covers Essence Magazine, Talks “Devastating Experiences” [PHOTO]

Viola Davis Covers Essence Magazine, Talks “Devastating Experiences” [PHOTO]

Viola Davis covers the August 2011 issue of ESSENCE Magazine. Currently starring in the film “The Help,” she talks about the struggles black women face.

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Jun 2, 2011 at 10:30 am

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Beyonce Writes Her First Cover Story For Essence Magazine [PHOTO]

Beyonce Writes Her First Cover Story For Essence Magazine [PHOTO]

Beyonce covers Essence magazine’s July 2011 issue. She talks the “year that changed her life” and channels Old Hollywood with dark brows & blonde bouffant.

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The Urban Daily

Jun 1, 2011 at 8:01 am

BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #99: First Essence Music Festival

BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #99: First Essence Music Festival

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)
2121 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

When: July 4, 1995

What: The Essence Music Festival debuted in 1995 and is now the largest festival to celebrate African-American contemporary music and culture in the United States. The three day celebration has always been held in New Orleans, excluding 2006 when it was held in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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Jay Rio

May 16, 2011 at 2:47 pm

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Alicia Keys Addresses being a “Homewrecker”

Alicia Keys Addresses being a “Homewrecker”

The multi-Grammy winning R&B diva Alicia Keys has kept silent about her personal life and relationship with husband Swizz Beatz.

 In the new edition of Essence magazine, she addresses claims of being a “homewrecker” by R&B singer Mashonda.

Keys told Essence mag.“We didn’t start seeing each other until months after they had separated…I was aware of all the false things that were being said about me it definitely hurt.”  As

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Mar 8, 2011 at 10:15 am

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Jennifer Hudson Covers Essence Magazine [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Hudson Covers Essence Magazine [PHOTOS]

Jennifer Hudson covers the April issue of Essence, where she talks being a working mom, wedding plans and her 80-pound weight loss. She her two covers here!

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Mike Rowfone

Apr 9, 2010 at 5:30 pm

Jill Scott Is Head-To-Toe Glam In Essence

Jill Scott Is Head-To-Toe Glam In Essence

In this issue, she debuts the first photo of her baby boy, Jett, as well as some gorgeous floor-length dresses.

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Apr 7, 2010 at 2:50 pm

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FIRST LOOK: Meet Jill Scott’s Son Jett

FIRST LOOK: Meet Jill Scott’s Son Jett

“I feel driven and smarter.” Jill says about how motherhood has changed her. “I definitely feel like a lion.”

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Mar 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

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Janet Jackson To Headline Summer Music Festival

Janet Jackson To Headline Summer Music Festival

Essence announced this morning that Janet Jackson will be headlining their 2010 Music Festival, which is scheduled for Fourth of July weekend.

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