ESSENCE Festival of Culture celebrated Black excellence through music, entrepreneurship, and community—while responding to ...

The Suede Men’s Experience was the place to be during the opening day of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture. Held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the panel titled Leading By Example ...

The surprise highlight of the night was Drake bringing out Lauryn Hill, whose performance of “Ex-Factor” transitioned into ...

Hosted at the swanky Jolie, the evening celebrated the industry’s flyest IT-girls who partied the night away with Juvenile and the Southern University Human Jukebox drumline while basking in ...

Drake brought Lauryn Hill on stage at Wireless Festival in London for a rare live duet just days after her delayed Essence Fest performance.

Purani Dilli to Ayodhya, Fouzia Dastango is reimagining Hindu epics to Meena Kumari’s story in Urdu. Crowds love it.

Gulf Shores artist Michael Swiger is defending his now-rejected design for the 2025 National Shrimp Festival poster, saying it’s a case of “art appropriation,” not plagiarism. The Coastal Alabama ...

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