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MARY J.BLIGE | EBONY JANUARY, 1998 COVER

WHITNEY HOUSTON | EBONY MAGAZINE MAY,1991 COVER . PHOTOGRAPHED BY MONETA SLEET JR.

Explore how ESSENCE shaped music and film in the decade of the 2000s, highlighting hip-hop moguls, actresses, and lumanaries of the time.

Grace Jones on the cover of Essence Magazine; follow @ashleynixoleee for more 💕 #gracejones #black #blackisbeautiful #essence

Dreamgirls (1981), starring Jennifer Hudson (Effie White), Loretta Devine (Lorrell Robison), and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Deena Jones) is a Broadway musical based upon the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others. The musical follows the story of a young female singing trio from Chicago, Illinois called "The Dreams", who become music superstars.

A view of pop-culture history through the eyes of black America.

NAOMI SIMS ,PRINCESS ELIZABETH OF TORO ,MADELYN SANDERS & AVIS MCARTHER | EBONY MAGAZINE MAY,1970 COVER. PHOTOGRAPHED BY TOP LEFT,LADIES HOME JOURNAL,REST MONETA SLEET JR.

LISA BONÉT | ESSENCE MAGAZINE APRIL,1987 COVER.

(We Must Honor Our Ancestors by Alex Haley was published in the August 1986, November 1990 and August 1993 issues of EBONY.

The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

VON GRETCHEN SHEPERD | EBONY MAGAZINE FEBRUARY ,1977 COVER . PHOTOGRAPHED BY VICTOR SKREBNESKI.

September/October cover star Megan Thee Stallion is in good company. Take a look back at these Black women rappers on the cover of Essence.

A cover gallery for Ebony

In honor of Mother’s Day and ESSENCE’s 50th anniversary, we’re celebrating with a look back at the many ways ESSENCE magazine has paid tribute to motherhood on its covers.