Getty Images for ESSENCE Tamar Braxton has always been one to use her voice for good — good music, that is! — and now she’s getting even louder with a new partnership alongside Gilead Sciences that will aim to promote HIV prevention like PrEP specifically to Black women. The big news was revealed this past weekend during Essence Festival 2025, where Tamar sat on the “Safe & Sexy” panel for […]

Source: Cultura Creative / Getty Let’s keep it a stack: it’s never been easier to keep tabs on people. Good, bad, and in between. You know what your cousin had for brunch in Atlanta (spoiler: it was lamb chops. It’s always lamb chops in Atlanta), what your old college roommate is listening to while sitting in traffic in Dallas, and what that weird guy from 7th grade thinks about UFOs […]

Source: Riska / Getty Welcome to the other side of 40, fellas. We made it. Not necessarily intact, not exactly thriving, but here we are. Still standing, still stubborn, still trying to figure out if our cholesterol numbers are good or just “good for now.” Middle-aged Black manhood is an oxymoronic state. One foot planted in the land of group chats, salt-and-pepper beards, and Spotify playlists curated for grilling meat. […]

Source: Alexander Pytskiy / Getty He’s a cute little critter, ain’t he? Well, maybe not so much. The above stock photo of a modelesque mouse with a humanlike smirk that calls to mind Stuart Little is unfortunately a sign for high alarm across America following a new report from Home Gnome that gives insight into the most vulnerable states for indoor pests in 2025. For a detailed reminder on what you’re […]

Paras Griffin Gospel music has done our culture good over the past century, providing melodic inspiration to get through some our toughest mental battles and touching our souls by way of some of the most dynamic voices you’ll ever hear. From the pioneering days of Mahalia Jackson and the pen game of Thomas Andrew Dorsey to the ones we consider legends today like The Clark Sisters, Yolanda Adams, Mary, Mary […]

Source: Inti St Clair / Getty As Mother’s Day approaches—or any time we pause to reflect on the role of mothers—it’s clear that the Bible holds a deep reverence for motherhood. From Eve, the first mother, to Mary, the mother of Jesus, the age-old scripture consistently honors women who nurture, lead, and sacrifice with unwavering strength. Far from being sidelined, mothers in the Bible are often central to God’s plans, […]

Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Happy Wear Red Day! February 7 marks the annual recognition of cardiovascular disease as the number one killer of women. We absolutely love all the ladies in our widespread BAW family — yes, that includes you! — and it’s our company-wide mission to always do what we can to spread word on the importance of knowing your heart health and making the right choices in […]

Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Although a diva in the world of entertainment for decades, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has been experiencing a newfound surge of adoration within the past few years specifically thanks to her Emmy-winning stint portraying the beloved Barbara Howard on ABC’s hit comedy, Abbott Elementary. Of course with notoriety comes nosiness, which has recently been playing out for the original Dreamgirls star as it relates to […]

Yes, student debt is normal…but normal isn’t setting college students up for future success. This National College Financial Prep Week (Jan. 13-Jan.18th), we want to give you the information and resources you need to prevent college debt from spiraling. Why are we in a student loan crisis? Student loans are normal. But normal is not setting college graduates up for success. Instead, it has put us in a student loan […]