On Feb. 13, 1993, Ayo Handy-Kendi, a community organizer and native of Washington, D.C., created the holiday to celebrate communal love and pride in being “unapologetically Black.” By Nia Decaille See ...
This story is featured in the 55th Anniversary, July/August 2025 issue of ESSENCE. Fifty-five years ago, ESSENCE published its very first issue—with the cover line, “Sensual Black Man, Do You Love Me?
Representation matters—and it’s more than just seeing faces that look like yours on screen. It can also be about seeing relationships that reflect your reality or the love you aspire to have. Black ...
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