The outbreak and ongoing threat of COVID-19 have taken much from us these past few months—and the future still holds…

Former NBA star and forever basketball great Michael Jordan has pledged to donate $100 million over the next ten…

I own a lot of sneakers. Many of them are cool. Some of them are dumb. Here are the dumbest.

May 6 through May 12 is Nurses Week 2020, and if you weren’t in the habit of appreciating our vital healthcare…

Mondays, amirite? Wait—is it Monday? I’ve lost track of time...what is time, anymore? If it is Monday (and I’m…

Of the numerous reasons we’re looking forward to the long-awaited follow-up to the late-’80s classic Coming to…

With his NFL career on an involuntary extended hiatus, quarterback turned activist Colin Kaepernick has turned his…

“The marathon continues” may have been Nipsey Hussle’s signature line (may he rest in peace), but it is equally…

For Serena Williams, it’s all love—if not in her legendary tennis game, then in her growing style empire, which…

Nike took a major gamble aligning its brand with exiled quarterback Colin Kapernick—and on Sunday, their risk…

They may not have the most iconic and recognizable logo of all time (I’m sure the folks involved in that debate…

When runner Allyson Felix read fellow Olympian Alysia Montaño’s explosive Mother’s Day op-ed in the New York Times,…

Ahead of the July Fourth weekend and the multimedia marathon that was Essence Fest 2019, where we connected with…

Republicans have been big mad since Nike decided to pull its Betsy Ross-inspired Air Max 1 USA sneakers. But it…

Just in time for the Fourth of July comes a report that Nike yanked a sneaker embellished with a Betsy Ross flag…

Since his retirement from the NBA in 2011, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has been just as dominant as he was on…

When it comes to acknowledging that the athletically minded can come in all shapes, sizes and abilities, it’s really…

He’s conquered runways from New York City to Paris (and recently garnered significant criticism), but Virgil Abloh’s…

Sometimes, you just gotta let ‘em know who they’re dealing with.

Protections for their pregnant athletes? After facing criticism for not including allowances for maternity and…