“It’s a good reflection of the essence of who we are,” the executive said. “Puig, Home of Creativity” was fashioned to ...

Free programming during the celebration in NOLA provided tools, support, and access to care for festivalgoers trying to live ...

Essence Festival is defending Lauryn Hill after event delays caused her performance to start at 2:30 a.m. and saw her sing ...

Congressman Troy Carter (D-Louisiana) of New Orleans attended each day of Essence. Carter called the event a great ...

Nani Chacon, “In Her Body She Made a Home…” (2023), acrylic on polytab, 102 x 60 inches Nani Chacon, “Asdzáá Yoolgai Travels West Seeking Solitude” (2023), graphite and acrylic on ...

As a result, today, 90% of our employees are proud to work at ESSENCE; the team has grown by 36%; our average salary has increased by 47%.

Over the past three decades, the Essence Festival in New Orleans has become a key gathering place for Black culture, and the annual gathering is about much more than music.

Settled into four acres of peaceful, wooded space in Northern California’s wine country, a spectacular home blending touches of Southern hospitality and warmth with a contemporary California ...

The Essence Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola has returned to its “forever home” of New Orleans with the long awaited music lineup for the upcoming 2025 concert series.