New Orleans was once again the epicenter of Black culture, creativity, and community during the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola®. Over the Fourth of July weekend, stars from ...

The 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture® presented by Coca-Cola® is making its return to the Crescent City this summer, and it’s bringing with it a message stitched in legacy, rhythm, and resilience: We ...

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 ...

ESSENCE, founded in 1970, had already established itself as a leading magazine focusing on the lives and experiences of Black women. However, the 1980s saw several key developments that solidified its ...

For more than three decades, ESSENCE Magazine and the Essence Festival of Culture have been a beacon of Black excellence, a cultural celebration of who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.