R&B IT-Girl Mariah The Scientist set the Coca-Cola stage ablaze at the beverage giant’s bustling booth during this year’s ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate Black communities. Intricate cornrows in particular—whether they are ...

The 2025 Native Son Awards brought a full house of joy, legacy and love to the IAC Building in New York City on June 11. Hosted by veteran broadcaster Don Lemon and founded by media visionary Emil ...

Most of New Orleans' Caesars Superdome was empty when Ms. Lauryn Hill performed her 2025 Essence Festival of Culture show very late on the night of Friday, July 4, 2025.

Photographers take photos of Essence staff, city leaders, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, center, as they stand on stage at the opening presser for ESSENCE Festival of Culture at the New ...

Among the annual offerings at the Essence Festival of Music and Culture, pictured here in 2017, are shopping opportunities highlighting Black-owned businesses. Credit: Zack Smith Photography / New ...

NEW ORLEANS – On July 2, 2023, New Voices and ESSENCE presented the “Building A Culture of Health” panel during the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture to focus on the intersection of culture ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – JULY 08: TV personalities Evelyn Lozada and Shaunie O’Neal attend the 2012 Essence Music Festival at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 8, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.