ESSENCE’S March Hollywood issue cover features Chris Rock!

For the first time ever, ESSENCE’s annual Hollywood March Issue cover features Chris Rock, comedy vet and host of the highly anticipated 2016 Oscars, live and unfiltered!

Chris Rock covers ESSENCE

In the article, Chris Rock—conducted in December 2015 before #OscarsSoWhite reached fever pitch—Rock contemplates the diversity controversy, fatherhood after divorce and fame after reaching “the peak.” Plus, ESSENCE continues to change the conversation in Hollywood by gearing up for its 9th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards luncheon.

2016 Oscars

This year’s honorees—Tracee Ellis Ross, Debbie Allen and entertainment lawyer Nina Shaw—join a growing list of African American women who continue to uplift and inspire both on-screen and off. The March issue of ESSENCE hits newsstands on 2/12.

For more on this month’s issue, visit ESSENCE.com—and see attached for the cover!