Imagine being the daughters of Linda and Cecil Womack, the nieces of Bobby Womack AND the granddaughters of Sam Cooke?!
The Womack Sisters got it honest and they sound amazing ✨
51 years ago today, on July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win a #Wimbledon singles title.
I won the Wimbledon women's singles title the same year, and we shared a dance together at the ball.
📷: Alamy
ppl should actually go back and revisit all of Chloe’s music, ppl were too caught up in policing her sexuality to appreciate how much good food she was feeding us.
Marvin Gaye performed the National Anthem at the 1983 NBA All-Star game.
16 years later, D'Angelo did the same at the 1999 heavyweight championship boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, with a rendition directly referencing Marvin's.
So let me get this straight… The Maga Freedom 250 celebration folks had to take shelter from a severe storm in the National Museum of African American History and Culture 👀😮💨
just divorced from tommy motorola (head of sony) after an abusive marriage, fired her old management team, tabloids were spreading false rumors on her everyday, wanted her music to become more r&b even tho the label was against it. mariah carey had one chance to create an r&b bible that would stand the test of time and she took it
Eve revealed that her drink was spiked at a 2007 VMA after-party after she left it unattended. She said, "Missy came in to check on me, but I was just so unable to collect myself. Then who walks in? Janet Jackson. I had never met her before, so her first introduction to me was seeing me hysterical. None of that mattered to Janet. She actually just sprang into action and told people to get water, hot sauce, and a piece of white bread. That knocked me right out of my hysteria. So basically, Janet Jackson saved my life.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, ESSENCE is honored to unveil the first magazine cover of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic career.
As the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, there is no better moment to celebrate her extraordinary legacy. Ketanji Brown Jackson represents the American Dream and serves as a powerful voice for those simply seeking the God-given birthrights promised to every American.
We are proud to feature her on the cover of this special double issue of the newly reimagined ESSENCE magazine. Be sure to pick up this historic collector’s edition when it hits newsstands.