The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® will once again transform New Orleans into a vibrant symphony of sound, soul, and style—curating not just a concert series but an ...

The Essence Festival of Culture has announced an expansive musical lineup for its 2025 concert series. The lineup features iconic headliners and special collaborative performances that promise to ...

In our weekly fashion catch-up, we like to update the girls on what’s going on in all the corners of the fashion world. First up, Kerry Washington arrived for a premiere of her new project ...

Lately, actress Skye P Marshall has been reveling in the moments she’s been experiencing. Ahead of this past week’s Critics Choice Awards, the Matlock star expressed over a call that she was ...

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ESSENCE recently spoke with McClellan about Black Rodeo culture, the history of Black cowboys and cowgirls, and his passion for the culture. ESSENCE: What was the inspiration behind “8 Seconds ...

Below take a look at top five best dressed handpicked by Blitz Fitz, the list includes heavy hitters in addition to a few key players that ESSENCE thoroughly enjoyed this NFL season.

For KJ Smith, her journey to partnership and marriage started with a prayer. Smith and I first became acquainted at the 2024 NAACP Awards, where she exclusively told me her previous prayer for her ...

2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® Expands Lineup: Babyface, Jill Scott & Friends, Patti LaBelle, Jazmine Sullivan, Master P’s Final Show, Plus Quincy Jones Tribute ...

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Sheika Daley “We’ve all been in community with each other from the very beginning,” Myricks, makeup artist and founder of Danessa Myricks Beauty, tells ESSENCE exclusively at the Makeup Show ...

While most celebrity-owned beauty brands might come off as money grabs and a way to stay relevant in the fast-moving media landscape, Savannah James’ new skincare brand, Reframe, out today ...