ESSENCE Film Festival honored Black filmmakers across genres with standout projects exploring race, justice, tech, mental health, and more.

Essence Festival in New Orleans' Superdome had issues. From scheduling to the Superlounges to the lack of a superstar, here ...

The City of New Orleans and the ESSENCE Festival are inextricably linked through our remarkable history and our steadfast focus on and commitment to culture, community, and economic inclusion.

NEW ORLEANS — Essence Festival has officially come to a close. If the long lines at Louis Armstrong Airport are any ...

While the event is technically called the Essence Festival of Culture, one of its biggest draws is the nightly concert ...

After decades of hits, highs and lows in hip hop, the iconic rapper says everything has changed. Why he's ready to move on ...

The Essence Festival of Culture plans to return to its longtime home of New Orleans in 2022. The multiday event, which was held virtually in 2020 and 2021, will be back to a live in-person experien… ...

Essence brings a little church to the festivities and celebrates the gospel tradition — in a city where the Black church is the cornerstone of so many musicians’ foundations — with a gospel ...

The festival will be held on July 3 through July 6 and will include many musical performances, including Boys II Men, Master P, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Babyface and more.

The 2022 festival had a $327 million impact on the City of New Orleans' economy, according to a study commissioned by Essence and generated by Dillard University.

At least part of the city’s economic growth is due to tourism; $5.5 billion in tourist revenue came into the city in 2011—and a portion of that sum comes from the Essence Fest. The festival ...

The Essence Music Festival has since morphed into the Essence Festival of Culture, which, in its 29th year, kicked off Thursday and goes through July 3 across various venues in downtown New Orleans.