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BRIAN TYREE HENRY FEATURED ON “OF THE ESSENCE” COVER

 


BRIAN TYREE HENRY FEATURED ON “OF THE ESSENCE” COVER


 ESSENCE Communications, Inc., the leading media, technology, and commerce company serving Black women and communities unveiled their first March “Of the Essence” cover star, the only 2023 Black Academy Award nominee, Brian Tyree Henry! 


ESSENCE recently launched the bi-weekly online cover story series, “Of The Essence,” with the goal of continuing to tell culturally relevant stories as told by today’s influential Black voices.


Brian Tyree Henry on…

 

His motivation as an actor

“I do this for every tone of Black man there is, every shape of Black man there is. For every Black man that loves, however, they want to love. That's why I do this.” 

 

Learning confidence 

“The way that I learned to hold my head up the very first time in my life was from a Black educator, a Black woman who saw me walking around with my head down… I remember her pulling me aside and literally lifting my chin up and saying, ‘You need to walk with your head up.’

 

How playing James Aucoin in Causeway impacted his life

“James came at a time in my life where I needed to find a reflective surface in order to figure out a lot of parts of the pain and grief I was going through in my own personal life. There was something about him that really tapped into me dealing with the grief I was carrying in my life and the non-confrontational way that I chose to approach it by actually just wallowing in it.”  

 

Prioritizing mental health

“I never want to confuse acting for therapy. This is therapeutic, but therapy is therapy. And I want to encourage as many people as possible, especially Black people, to go to therapy.”


Credits

Photographed by Myesha Evon Gardner - @myeshaevongardner 

Styling by AJ Gibbson  

Grooming by Ruth Fernandez b - @msruthiemakeup 

Hair by Shunika Terry using Bask & Bloom Essentials at Rouge Artists - @shunikat 

Photo Assistant: Mouhamadou "Fallou" Seck 

Digitech: Ed Newton 

Stylist Assistant: Brownie Brown 

Tailor: Ron Wilcher 

Photography Direction by Michael Quinn - @_mq______ 

Production by The Morrison Group- @themorrisongroup 


ABOUT ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


Essence Communications is the number one—and only 100% Black-owned—media, technology, and commerce company at scale dedicated to Black women and communities. With a community of more than 31 million Black women, ESSENCE inspires a global audience through diverse storytelling and immersive original content rooted in Culture, Equity, and Celebration. The brand's multi-platform presence in/ publishing, experiential and online encompasses its namesake magazine; digital, video, and social platforms; television specials; books; and signature live events, including Black Women in Music, Black Women in Hollywood, ESSENCE Black Women in Sports, Fashion House, Street Style and the ESSENCE Festival of Culture.


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