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

For 55 years, the ESSENCE brand has proudly driven meaningful impact through intentional, locally rooted activations, and this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture is no exception. In partnership with ...

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

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

From concerts to food expos, a wellness house, and film creator talks, these are the can’t-miss events happening during ...

While it brings thousands of people from out of town, the festival also works to highlight the Crescent City. Californians ...

Among these many essential spaces that exude the Crescent City's zeal are the Black-owned coffee shops New Orleans has to ...

The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture is swiftly approaching. For the fashion enthusiasts, think again if you’re assuming there won’t be something for you.

Essence Magazine launched the Essence Festival of Culture in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication. Last year, the annual celebration of Black women, Black music and Black-owned ...

After decades of hits, highs and lows in hip hop, the iconic rapper says everything has changed. Why he's ready to move on after a final bow at Essence Fest on July 6 ...

ESSENCE Festival of Culture® ESSENCE Fest returns July 3-6, 2025 with the themeWe Are “Made Like This.”Boyz II Men, Davido, Maxwell, Master P, GloRilla, The Isley Brothers, Nas, and Summer Walker are ...

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 ...