The iconic preschool entertainment brand will be fully rebooted this fall. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Get ready, preschoolers — there’s going to be a new Thomas the Tank Engine rolling into town.

This story originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE, on stands now. Leon Thomas has always carried himself with a quiet duality—musician and actor, dreamer and realist, ...

In 2023, Jamila Conley attended a winemaker’s dinner in Seattle, and as the night commenced, she was surprised that out of the nine winemakers in attendance, only two were familiar to her. “It was a ...

Thomas Carlyle was a very influential thinker and writer of the nineteenth century. Carlyle was born in Scotland in 1795. He was famous for his keen intellect, moral earnestness, and writing style.

Jennifer Earl is the chairperson and a professor of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Her research, writing, and outreach focuses on understanding levers ...

Wiz Khalifa is turning up the heat this summer with the announcement of the second leg of his 2025 Good Vibes Only Tour, dubbed the Smoker’s Edition. Set to light up amphitheaters across North America ...

The series premiere of the Seahawks' 'Season of Boom' documentary gives fans a look into the first-three chapters of Seattle's Super Bowl XLVIII Championship season from the players' point of view.

Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night. After his internment at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and liberation from Buchenwald, Wiesel became a ...

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