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Stephanie Mills Calls Out Essence Festival Over Production Fails *And the hits just keep on comin’ … for Essence, that is!
While the event is technically called the Essence Festival of Culture, one of its biggest draws is the nightly concert featuring some of the biggest names in Black music. But at the 2025 Essence Fest ...
The singer says scheduling issues and "lack of technical preparedness" negatively impacted both her show and attendees' ...
During the Fourth of July weekend, women nationwide assembled their closest friends and family members to travel to New Orleans for the annual ESSENCE Festival of Cultural.
A Race Against Time premieres later this month and will help reclaim the narrative for the people who lived it 20 years ago ...
As the Essence Festival of Culture continues to evolve, it continues to be an uplifting space for Black women.
While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at ESSENCE Festival of Culture about his podcast 'We Playin' Spades,' Nick Cannon opened up about his "nontraditional, unorthodox" life as a dad of 12. Cannon ...
The organizers of Essence Festival have defended Lauryn Hill after her headline show was so delayed she ended up performing ...
From Sam Fine's "blonzing" tutorial to an educational talk with cosmetic chemists, here's what you may have missed from the ...
Alabama A&M University head women's basketball coach Dawn Thornton had an 'UNAPOLOGETIC' debut this weekend at Loreal's EssenceCon in New Orleans, Louisiana. 'T ...
Mariah the Scientist tells PEOPLE about earning Rihanna's stamp of approval in an interview at the 2025 Essence Festival of ...
Lauryn Hill was a surprise late addition to the Essence Fest lineup in New Orleans , and her performance was just as late as ...