Black History Month celebrates Vietnam Veteran George Reed. George Reed served his country proud during the Vietnam War.
In ESSENCE’s first-ever “Black Girl Magic” February 2016 issue, the magazine presents three covers celebrating young black women
Scholar and author of the The Isis (Yssis) Papers has died. She was 80.
Chart-topping R&B singer Natalie Cole, who followed her legendary father into the music business has died.
Famed Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon has passed away. He was 83.
Nas has made history at Harvard University
25 year old, Jasmine Twitty of Easley, South Carolina becomes the youngest person to be sworn in as a judge.
Claudia J. Alexander (1959–2015), Ph.D. was a research scientist specializing in geophysics and planetary science.
Malcolm X was revered as one of the most influential figures of our time. If he were alive today, we would be celebrating his 90th birthday.
The "King of the Blues", guitarist and singer BB King, has died. He was 89.
