{"id":2461,"date":"2016-10-19T18:57:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T18:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/?post_type=tpic&#038;nid=1036511"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:13:45","slug":"entertainment","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topics-header\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"topics-header-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Entertainment<\/h2><\/div><!-- .topics-header-wrapper --><\/div><!-- .pubstack-container --><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"essence-accordion\" style=\"\"><div class=\"swiper-container\"><div class=\"swiper\" data-js=\"essence-accordion-swiper\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"essence-accordion__item\"><figure class=\"essence-accordion__featured-image\"><picture><source 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rel=\"tag\">Entertainment<\/a><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-accordion__title\"><a class=\"essence-accordion__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/megan-thee-stallion-kamala-harris-rally\/\">Respectability Politics Won\u2019t Win The Campaign<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-accordion__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/rivea-ruff\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rivea Ruff<\/a><\/span><span class=\"essence-accordion__sep entry-meta__sep\">&middot;<\/span><time datetime=\"2024-08-13T18:33:55-04:00\" class=\"essence-accordion__date entry-meta__date\">Aug 13, 2024<\/time><\/aside><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"essence-accordion__item\"><figure class=\"essence-accordion__featured-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2166222122-1920x1080.jpg?width=800 1x, 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LONDON,\u2019 Her Most Personal Chapter Yet\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Entertainment<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2025-10-18T09:46:08-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Oct 18, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1562738\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/lady-london-always-lady-london\/\">Lady London Opens Up In \u2018ALWAYS, LADY LONDON,\u2019 Her Most Personal Chapter Yet<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/okla-jones\/\" rel=\"tag\">Okla Jones<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237325859-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237325859-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237325859-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237325859-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2237325859-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Williams On The Beauty Of The Amalfi Coast, Producing Television, And \u2018Hotel Costiera\u2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Entertainment<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2025-10-06T10:37:25-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Oct 6, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1561487\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/jesse-williams-hotel-costiera-prime-video\/\">Jesse Williams On The Beauty Of The Amalfi Coast, Producing Television, And \u2018Hotel Costiera\u2019<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/okla-jones\/\" rel=\"tag\">Okla Jones<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/entertainment\/tyriq-withers-him\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2574_D009_00085_0080R_COMP_g_r709.0-1.jpg-1920x1080.webp?width=640 1x, 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