Free programming during the celebration in NOLA provided tools, support, and access to care for festivalgoers trying to live ...

The powerful political roundtable was a wide-ranging and candid conversation about the state of American democracy, health ...

Columnist Will Sutton answers the question he keeps getting asked since Essence Fest: "What do you think should be done?" ...

Columnist Will Sutton has a few ideas about how the Essence Festival and Black New Orleans should move forward. " With my ...

Dr. Jatali Bellanton is the visionary CEO and founder of Kids Who Bank and Brilliant Minds Unite, organizations dedicated to ...

Richelieu Dennis, executive chairman of Sundial Media Group, which owns Essence, spoke about the mounting criticism of the ...

The surprise highlight of the night was Drake bringing out Lauryn Hill, whose performance of “Ex-Factor” transitioned into ...

Adam Blackstone joins Kayla Thompson to talk about the "Waiting to Exhale" tribute at #EssenceFest, his journey through music ...

Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, President of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, joins Kayla Thompson to discuss "E-HBCU" and ...

After clips from of her ESSENCE Festival 2025 performance that ended at nearly 4 a.m. went viral, ESSENCE came to the defense of the hip-hop veteran Ms. Lauryn Hill. Though Hill developed a reputation ...

The Ebony Canal, directed by four-time Emmy-winning filmmaker Emmai Alaquiva and narrated by EGOT winner Viola Davis, features appearances by Vice President Kamala Harris and actor-advocate Lamman ...