The Essence Festival, which ended Sunday, is a celebration of Black culture launched in New Orleans in 1995. More than three decades later, it is an annual July event that significantly bolsters the ...

Hammad Ijaz is a writer who has been writing video game guides, reviews, and lists for more than two years for his previous publication. With a hefty amount of experience under his belt, he has ...

For the Essence Festival of Culture’s producers, social media criticism is part of the job — and not necessarily a bad thing. “It’s an honor and a blessing to have something you’re working on have ...

Now that the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® has wrapped, and we have all taken a deep breath, read the posts and comments, and had time to digest the magnitude of the ...