Gibson was born in Maine and moved to Colorado in the late 1990s, where they had served the past two years as the state’s ...

Andrea Gibson was born and raised in Calais, graduated from Saint Joseph's College in Standish and went on to become the ...

The stage became a sanctuary for truth-telling and storytelling during the “Songs in the Key of Life: Navigating Identity and Dreams in Modern Fiction” panel at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in ...

Essence Festival has served as a celebration of Black culture, creativity, and entrepreneurship for over 30 years. However, for 2025, the event sparked more critical conversations-both online and in ...

The artists here are not just creating for galleries. They’re creating for movements, for healing, for resistance.' ...

The ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola® will take place July 4-7. For more information and updates on the festival, visit our website and follow us on social media @ESSENCEFest ...

Britain has some of the finest orchestras in the world. Our critic picks what to see – from star conductors to radical ...