Media giant Essence launches a marketplace for Black women-led brands
As tariffs and DEI rollbacks squeeze Black female founders, Essence launched WeLoveUs.shop as an alternative marketplace to help brands diversify sales and reach consumers.
Essence in Talks to Buy Refinery29 From Embattled Publisher Vice Media
Essence’s parent company is in talks to acquire Vice Media’s women’s lifestyle site, Refinery29—a deal that could help the Black-owned media brand expand its digital profile and reach more young […]