Hip Hop Mogul and NOLA native Master P taking a bow from music after Essence Fest 2025 performance ...

Essence Fest closed out its 30th year in New Orleans Sunday night, and officials say the two entities "ain't breaking up." Why it matters: Essence expected to bring about 500,000 people to town ...

The Essence Festival is one of the biggest celebrations of African American music and culture, drawing crowds to the vibrant city of New Orleans every year. If you’re heading down to ‘NOLA’ ...

Beverly Stanton McKenna is a force. The Tennessee State University graduate is publisher and executive editor of The New Orleans Tribune and co-founder (along with her husband, Dwight McKenna, M.D ...

THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE CONTINUES. AND THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL BECAUSE IT MARKS THE 30TH BIRTHDAY OF THE FESTIVAL AND TRUST ME ...

IN NEW ORLEANS, YOU KNOW, THE BAR AND RESTAURANT INDUSTRY REALLY SUFFERS. WELL, WHEN WE COME INTO, UM, JULY, IN ESSENCE, IS HERE. IT TAKES CARE. A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DIDN’T HAVE AS BOTH ...