ESSENCE has announced the honorees for its 18th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards. The highly anticipated event is set for Thursday, February 27th, during Oscar week, at the Fairmont ...

Here are 10 things you might not have known about the classic series. George Jefferson was as opinionated as his former neighbor Archie Bunker, but he was also much smarter and more ambitious. When he ...

Gibbs herself played the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston. At the time a TV novice and mother of three, Gibbs had been working as a reservation agent for United Airlines and figured she'd have a ...

Presented by Nice Crowd, the 2025 ABFF Honors, hosted by actress and comedian Zainab Johnson, will take place on Feb. 17 at ...

Marla Gibbs, a cultural icon whose work spans decades ... giving fans a front-row seat to the red carpet, celebrity interviews, and the reveal of the inaugural ESSIES’ Choice Award, Presented ...

Newly minted Academy Award nominee and Emmy-, Grammy- and Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), actress-director Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One), Emmy-nominated industry veteran Marla Gibbs ...

Marla Gibbs, alongside Raamla Mohamed, Emmy-nominated creator, writer, and executive producer of Reasonable Doubt. Hosted by producer and star of Prime Video’s Cross, Aldis Hodge, the highly ...

ESSENCE proudly announces its coveted honorees for the 18th annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, returning to the stage on Thursday, February 27th, 2025, in the luxurious backdrop of the ...

Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs and Raamla Mohamed will be honored at this year’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, kicking off a series of Oscars weekend events. Already an ...

Erivo: Mark Seliger / Taylor: Dino Serrao / Gibbs: Charlie Nunn Photography / Mohamed: Joshua Kissi / Hodge: Kwaku Alston Cynthia Erivo, Teyana Taylor, Marla Gibbs and Raamla Mohamed will be ...