[ESSENCE] The Wrap-Up: Chaka Khan Gets Beautiful, Mara Brock Akil Gets Iconic, Tembi Locke Gets Nested and More

Black Creatives Shine On — From Atlanta to Harlem

“Black beauty has always led the way.”
— Essence

Black creativity was in full bloom across culture — from the Bronner Bros. Beauty Icon Awards in Atlanta to iconic stages in Harlem.

At the Inaugural Beauty Icon Awards, Black beauty’s legacy + future were honored with awards to Chaka Khan, Derek J, Danessa Myricks and more — proving again that beauty is art, identity, and influence.
The red carpet at the Bronner Center was filled with powerful names across music, TV and performance — a celebration of star power and cultural impact.

Meanwhile in Harlem, Shoniqua Shandai lit up the Apollo Music Café with her first full-length concert — marking another legendary creative moment in Black culture.

Black excellence isn’t a moment — it’s a movement.

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