We are all of that, but we are tired of hearing it. Black New Orleans withstood the battle. But we are still undergoing the war. Photographed by Edward Buckles Jr. Styled by Megan Coates New ...

Master P, the legendary hip-hop mogul and founder of No Limit Records, will take his final bow at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® in New Orleans, bringing his remarkable, decades-long ...

A total of 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center after climbing through a hole behind a toilet in the early morning hours of May 16. Eight inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail ...

New Orleans shines as the focus of Essence Magazine's May, June issue marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. The covers of the magazine serve as a heartfelt love letter to the Crescent City ...

This summer, the world is once again invited to meet ESSENCE where it all began: in New Orleans. This is a movement. This is culture. This is Made Like This.

With just under three months left until the Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans this summer, organizers Thursday released its first list of headliners, including big name ...

For nearly 30 years, the ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE has taken place in NOLA. A new report conducted by LED highlights the event's deep economic and cultural impact on the city. BEVERLY HILLS ...

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The Essence Festival of Culture (EFOC) provides an immersive Black experience and economic boom for New Orleans. According to Axios, the city estimates that the Essence Festival has an economic ...

Kamala Harris attended the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans on Saturday, speaking about economic opportunity, threats to reproductive health, maternal mortality, and the ...

The 2024 Essence Festival is here, and music icon Janet Jackson has expressed her deep affection for the host city, New Orleans. Jackson, who is set to perform Sunday night at the festival ...

Vice President Kamala Harris called on an overflowing crowd in New Orleans to make sure they vote this fall because “this is probably the most significant election of our lifetime.” In her ...