(L-R) Deja Vu, Tarriona 'Tank' Ball, Jada Young and Shannon Smith speak onstage during the ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, ...

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 ...