Free programming during the celebration in NOLA provided tools, support, and access to care for festivalgoers trying to live ...

Columnist Will Sutton answers the question he keeps getting asked since Essence Fest: "What do you think should be done?" ...

Columnist Will Sutton answers the question he keeps getting asked since Essence Fest: "What do you think should be done?" ...

Columnist Will Sutton has a few ideas about how the Essence Festival and Black New Orleans should move forward. " With my ...

Titles are rented. The thing that will be my love letter to life will be the impact I had,” said Laysha Ward, author of Lead Like You Mean It and […] ...

In a world being rapidly reshaped by artificial intelligence, political rollbacks, and widening wage gaps, a dynamic panel of ...

The National Urban League celebrated the impact and legacy of influential Black women at the 6th annual Women in Harmony ...

Emmai Alaquiva's The Ebony Canal was honored after its win at the 2025 ESSENCE Film Festival with a panel discussion.

Haiti’s landmark Oloffson Hotel in Port-au-Prince, a favorite haunt of writers and artists, was burned to the ground its proprietor Richard Morse said. The attack by gangs took place Saturday, July 6, ...

KeKe Palmer and Kandi Burruss share laughs, wisdom, and unfiltered truths during a live podcast taping at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture.

Can cultural brands protect their artists without losing the consumer trust that drives their $346M economic impact?

Conference season doesn’t have to break the bank—here’s how ambitious women are getting in for little to nothing.