Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, and more @ Fourth Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon

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Angela Bassett covers Essence Mag

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Kerry Washington Covers *Essence* November 2010

Kerry Washington covers the November issue of Essence, which is the magazine’s Race in America issue. She told the magazine:

“…I don’t want to ignore my Blackness. I just want to get to the point where my racial identity is simply a part of what makes me unique…”

Boris Kodjoe, Lance Goss and Blair Underwood cover Essence Mag October 2010 Issu

From Essence: Our Favorite Celeb Twitpics

ESSENCE.com rounded up our favorite recent celebrity twitpics, covering everything from the Lakers craze to NeNe's nose job.

NeNe Leakes shows off her new “look” with friend Fantasia by her side. She recently had a nosejob.

Diddy shows his support for last night’s NBA Finals Champs, Los Angeles Lakers. “Got rings?”

Will Smith and his son Jaden rock a relaxed look with jeans and a cool pair of Nikes at the Shanghai conference for “The Karate Kid.”

Kobe Bryant poses with his wife Vanessa as the two show off Bryant’s new MVP and championship trophies.

Nas and Maxwell hold up their liquor of choice — Nas has Patron tequila, Maxwell holds champagne — during a visit to Turks and Caicos

Jada Pinkett-Smith Covers Essence