Keke Palmer had fans doing a double take as she ditched her signature red hair for a jet-black flapper-inspired haircut. The ...

Eartha Kitt gave an incredible performance at Newport Casino. Bob Colonna directed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the former 2 nd Story Theatre. Some familiar ...

Nearly 60 years ago, a fatal car crash near Slidell claimed the life of Jayne Mansfield, a Hollywood starlet known for her ...

London, United Kingdom, Nov. 13, 1958: A makeup artist preps singer and actress Eartha Kitt backstage at the London Palladium. The sultry-voiced singer was a guest star on Britain’s “Sunday ...

Ida B. Wells was a brave journalist and social reformer who helped create the National Association for the Advancement of ...

Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit ...

"The Ballad of Gilligan's Island," in case it needs repeating, is the single best TV theme song of all time. In addition to explicitly explaining the premise of the classic show, "Ballad" introduces ...

The Bodies, Bodies, Bodies and Industry actress tells ESSENCE about her love of Eartha Kitt and her newest gig.

The blackballing of stage and screen siren Eartha Kitt began on this day in 1968, when she reportedly made Lady Bird Johnson burst into tears ...

*Kitt Shapiro, daughter of the legendary actress/singer Eartha Kitt, later joined the show to discuss her viral TikTok in which she addressed those questioning her racial identity and whether or ...

The daughter of Eartha Kitt, the singer and actress who slayed the legendary cat woman role and who earned “sex kitten” status, is speaking out against reverse racism she’s suffered because ...