When packing last-minute for festivals, it’s always best to think about the essentials and the weather that might be on the horizon. In particular, summer festivals often take place in humid or ...

The Essence Festival of Culture has a bright future — in New Orleans, Louisiana. It might not seem that way with some of the sharp criticism, menacing vitriol and painful ugliness in recent days. I've ...

*Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina and fifty-five years after the founding of Essence magazine, the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture—presented by Coca-Cola—marked its 31st year with brilliance, ...

The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of the festival with a performance that began around 2:30 a.m. Though Hill has ...

Before their fashion legacy was draped in sequins, silk, and floor-length coats, The Isley Brothers were shaping the sound of a generation. Formed in the 1950s, the original trio: O’Kelly, Rudolph, ...

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep introduces a lot of new quests for players to complete, including the Essence of Despair. For returning players, or those that have picked up the Legacy pack, finding, tracking, ...

I was an Essence Festival fan for decades. Along with my beloved pack of girlfriends, I first attended in the early 2000s and we all fell in love with the annual event. That’s why I’m so disillusioned ...