We are so back. ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola®, that is. In celebration of March’s Women’s History Month observance, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture has unveiled its first wave ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Organizers for the ESSENCE Festival of Culture revealed the first performers for the 2026 event, highlighting a lineup led by women across multiple eras of music. In a social ...

Erykah Badu performs at the 2025 Essence Festival. The Essence Festival of Culture announced some of the headliners for its 2026 event, scheduled for July 3-5 at the Caesars Superdome. Noting Women’s ...

The countdown to Essence Festival of Culture is officially on. And in honor of Women’s History Month, organizers are giving fans an early taste of what’s to come in 2026—starting with a lineup led ...

As the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture comes to a close, the third and final day of Beautycon is a test on all the beauty lessons we’ve learned so far. First, Delina Medhin’s It Takes A Village ...

The 19th annual celebration, which recognizes Black women whose work helps shape the film and TV industry, will also spotlight the women of Sinners: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Hannah Beachler, Jayme ...

Kerry Washington and Chase Infiniti are among the entertainers set to be recognized at the annual luncheon on March 12. By Brande Victorian Deputy Awards Editor Washington, who was first a BWIH ...

Awards season has always been about pageantry. But for nearly two decades, ESSENCE’s Black Women in Hollywood has been about infrastructure. Under the 2026 theme, Off Script, the event is highlighting ...

Davido, a five-time Grammy nominee for Best Afrobeats Performance, arrived on the Grammys 2026 red carpet filled with gratitude. “Celebrating this nomination with my team is already a win, so I’m ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

We all have a story to tell. Yet few of us are given adequate opportunities and resources to successfully do so in a major way as authors. The chances are even more slim for us specifically when ...