URBANA – For generations, African elders have taken careful note of plants that seemed to have health benefits. Now, with the help of advisers from the University of Illinois and Rutgers, African ...

From the larger-than-life Afros of the 1970s to the finger waves and French rolls of the 1990s, Black natural hair movements have had many iterations. And over the last decade and a half, the modern ...

This week on Shop Essence Live in Partnership with The New Voices Family, we feature Bobeam (Bow-bee-um) Natural Products which offers affordable natural products for both hair and body that are good ...

Meet Jocelyne Firmin, founder and CEO of Kiyamel, a Black-owned all-natural skincare brand that has quickly become the become the top choice for people battling with eczema, psoriasis, and sensitive ...