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

As a child, columnist Will Sutton thought he was getting a good dose of Black culture, news and information as he was growing ...

New Orleans was once again the epicenter of Black culture, creativity, and community during the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola®. Over the Fourth of July weekend, stars ...

For 55 years, the ESSENCE brand has proudly driven meaningful impact through intentional, locally rooted activations, and ...

Hotel and short-term rental bookings during this year’s four-day Essence Festival of Culture, held over the July 4th weekend, ...

Stephanie Mills slams 2025 Essence Festival for technical and logistical issues that negatively impacted her performance in ...

And at Essence Festival, that three-way plate was absolutely a home run. I have no scientific evidence to support this, but I’m fairly certain that that New Orleans accent makes food taste at ...

Lauryn Hill closed the 2025 Essence Fest's first night at 3:30 a.m. inside a nearly empty Superdome in New Orleans ...

Essence Fest 2025 saw a decline in hotel and short-term rental bookings, which industry experts attribute to broader ...

Both women emphasize perseverance as essential to their political journeys, especially as Black women facing double barriers in predominantly White and male spaces. “You learn at an early age how to ...

Criticism of Essence’s annual culture festival in New Orleans reached a fever pitch once the event wrapped; Essence and its ...

Essence Fest leads a summer of events for Black entrepreneurs galvanized by economic uncertainty In a year when the U.S.