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🌐 @ESSENCE's Platform for Gen Z + Zillennials ✨ In Our Next Era!
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A style maven through and through, Eni Popoola’s Lagos Fashion Week run never misses. ✨🤌🏾
From dramatic fringe and bold prints to unforgettable silhouettes, the content creator brought her love for fashion to every look. But beyond the fits, Eni always makes sure to give the minds behind her pieces their flowers, celebrating the designers, artistry and craftsmanship that bring Nigerian fashion to life.
This year, she took ESSENCE along for the journey, from the runway presentations and showroom visits to discovering new talent and exploring the city in between.
Get into Eni’s Lagos Fashion Week diary now on ESSENCE.com via the 🔗 in bio!
06 Nov 2026
INVOLVE US! 🤲🏾
Coco Jones, Brandy, Chlöe, Megan Thee Stallion, Coi Leray, Keke Palmer and Monica all linked up at the CFDA Awards and the beauty speaks for itself.
Someone edit us in the middle please and thank you.
05 Nov 2026
Black Girls Guide To Travel | Touching Grass & Taking The Scenic Route 🏞️🍃
Between the city hustle, Fashion Month and a calendar that rarely lets up, sometimes you just need to get away and touch a little grass.
ESSENCE Style Editor Mecca Pryor traded Brooklyn for the Catskills, taking us along on her fall reset to a place that felt like a home away from home.
From cozy cabin mornings and scenic drives through the fall foliage to vintage treasure hunting, waterfall hikes, good eats and a little well-deserved R&R, Mecca embraced a slower pace and all the little moments in between.
🔗 in bio to read the full story! 📍
05 Nov 2026
Gen Z is making its way to Capitol Hill, and Melat Kiros is making history along the way! 🌊✨
At 29, the Ethiopian-born attorney secured 78.3% of the vote in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, following her earlier primary victory over 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette. Her election makes her the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress, joining Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost, who became the first Gen Z member elected in 2022.
Kiros will also make history as the first Black woman to represent Colorado in the House. As she prepares to take office in January, all eyes will be on how she brings her progressive priorities to the halls of Congress.
Gen Z has a seat at the table, and this is just the beginning of a new chapter in its political representation. Swipe to meet Melat!
04 Nov 2026
The Democrats may have taken the House and Senate, but the internet definitely won election night.
There was history being made on the ballot and comedy being made in the replies. The speed? The timing?
Before the results could finish rolling in, somebody had already found the perfect reaction meme. The commitment to finding the exact clip for the moment? Truly a public service.
We are so unserious.
Swipe through a few posts that had us laughing between the election updates and tell us which one got you rolling like the Blue Wave.
04 Nov 2026
CAUSE WHAT! 🗳️🗣️✨
Feeling optimistic and to everyone who voted in the #MidtermElections to make historic moments happen across the country, you did your biggest one.
Enough said and we hope y’all have a GREAT day.
04 Nov 2026
In my industry, things move fast. So fast that you can lose sight of what got you here in the first place. As I began navigating burnout, I was challenged by my editor @akili_ to rediscover my why. And while this journey has been months in the making (and is far from over), here’s a big part of the story behind who I am, what drives me, and why I do what I do.♥️
03 Nov 2026
A first ballot, a powerful legacy. 🗳️
At 18, Yolanda Renee King, the only granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has officially cast her first vote in today’s midterm elections.
Fresh off the experience, she sat down with GU Content Editor Danielle Wright to reflect on what this milestone means to her, what she believes her grandfather would have to say about today’s sociopolitical climate, and the power of Gen Z to shape the future.
A new generation, carrying the legacy forward. Read the full feature via the 🔗 in bio! #ElectionDay
03 Nov 2026
It’s time, girls! 🗳️✨
The midterm elections are here, and there’s a lot at stake. Swipe for a quick breakdown of why your vote matters, a mini checklist to share with your friends, and everything you need to feel ready before heading to the polls.
First slide doesn’t lie! 💋
03 Nov 2026
Best Dressed Black Students + Alumni 📸
Homecoming / football season is in full swing, and while the campus fits have been making plenty of noise, the custom looks deserve a moment of their own. From one-of-one designs to reimagined school staples, students and alumni are finding fresh ways to merge personal style with school pride.
We had to pause the homecoming festivities to spotlight a few of our favorite looks before the next round of standouts hits the yard.
Swipe through our latest style standouts and tag someone who deserves a spot on our radar next! 📣
02 Nov 2026
#BeautyCrush | Who said hair had to play it safe? ✨👀
From Monaleo, Flo Milli and Chazlyn adding a little sparkle with tinsel and rhinestones to SZA, Styles by Destiny and Corbin Creatives making a case for two-tone color combos, our favorite creators and entertainers have been giving us plenty to screenshot.
Swipe to see our latest beauty crushes.
29 Oct 2026
It's a Meme Halloween!
This Halloween, people are putting serious effort into being deeply unserious, recreating some of our favorite internet memes and turning viral reaction photos, unforgettable pop culture moments, and hilarious videos into costumes.
Swipe through for the looks that have us laughing out loud. ESSIES, which costume took you out?
31 Oct 2026
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