Essence Festival of Culture represents a 32-year legacy of Black empowerment, economic impact, and cultural affirmation that continues to transform lives and communities. For more than three ...

The festival, which coincides with the 55th anniversary of Essence Magazine, is set for the Fourth of July weekend. "This year’s festival will be both a time capsule and a forward-looking ...

ESSENCE reports that from Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6, New Orleans will once again be flooded with nothing but Black joy, cultural currency, and music that will reach a fever pitch as it ...

“We were throwing shit at the wall and some of it stuck. There’s something about the technology I feel personally, we’re losing the essence of the heartbeat,” Wood said (via Music News). However, The ...