This article originally appeared in the September issue of ESSENCE.As the assistant curator of contemporary art at the Brooklyn Museum, 32-year-old Rujeko Hockley is shaking up the art world—and crafting must-see shows that celebrate Black women.Were you always interested in art?When I was two, my

By now, I believe most have seen the nail-biting, cringe-worthy 60-second summer segment on the Today show. I'm sure you have as well. In it, Deepica Mutyala, a beauty expert and YouTube personality, is given the daunting task of styling four heads (herself included) in under ...Continue

I've never been to a historic African-American cemetery. In my travels around the US to cemeteries large and small, I have never visited one that was at one time exclusively reserved for the burial of black people on American soil. This was not a conscious effort, it wasn't on ...Continue

Therapy changes lives. Therapy saves lives. Quality, professional therapy is a privilege in some lives and a necessity in others, and much of the potential benefit is determined by your individual practitioner.In situations where you can choose your therapist, how much do you consider what you have

An interesting documentary about Blues musician Daryl Davis, called "Accidental Courtesy," screened at SXSW this year. The films explores how Davis has spent much of his free time in the past thirty years befriending members of the KKK and other white supremacist organizations in an ...Continue