Mandy Bowman News Today

Let's get lit! Here are ESSENCE's top 15 picks for books to indulge in while enjoying a margarita and getting your tan on.

Mandy Bowman, from Downtown Brooklyn, created an app to revolutionize the #BuyBlack movement.

Jamaal Bowman says he regrets authoring blog posts that pushed unfounded conspiracy theories about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Writer Kerala Taylor writes satirically about Dr. Amber Woodburn, a marriage counselor who slaps on a hefty price tag of $25,000 for a single session where she uses unorthodox methods to help couples save their marriages.

Mandy Bowman is the founder and CEO of Official Black Wall Street, a digital platform and community that supports Black entrepreneurs and helps consumers

Technology is at the center of an expanding global safety net being built for Black travelers, as more entrepreneurs create apps that connect these travelers with Black communities abroad.

In the thick of Jim Crow, at the capital of the Confederacy, Maggie Lena Walker—a Black woman, chartered the first woman-owned US bank.

PayPals Maggie Lena Walker Award celebrates women who are working to empower their communities financially.

PayPals Maggie Lena Walker Award celebrates women who are working to empower their communities financially.

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