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ESSENCE Leadership Gives A Sneak Peek At The Upcoming ‘Time Of ESSENCE’ Docuseries During EFOC 2023
ESSENCE’s top brass gathered on Saturday, July 1 at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca Cola to deep dive into the purpose...

Megan Thee Stallion Shuts Down ESSENCE Festival Of Culture With A Crowd-Rocking Performance
Megan Thee Stallion closed out the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola and its celebration of 50 years of Hip-Hop during the nightly...
Jermaine Dupri Pays Homage To ATL’s Hip-Hop History With A Curated Dirty South Set At ESSENCE Festival
ESSENCE’s celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary continued on Day 2 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca Cola, as down south legends...

EFOC: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw Weighs In On Retaining Our History And Culture Amid Book Bans
In a timely discussion taking place just one day after the Supreme Court ruled to end Affirmative Action, ESSENCE Senior News & Politics Editor Malaika...
Here’s What’s Happening And Who’s Appearing On The ESSENCE Stage At The ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
If you’re enjoying the daytime experiences at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola, you can’t miss the heartbeat of the Festival; The ESSENCE...
Inside The American Express BET Awards Watch Party
While the 2023 BET Awards were somewhat shrouded in mystery this year, there was nothing ambiguous about the celebration of music and television at the...
Jonathan Majors Shows Up To Court Hand In Hand With Meagan Good As His Domestic Assault Trial Is Set To Begin In August
Jonathan Majors will officially have his day in court regarding the March 2023 domestic assault charges that have rocked his rising career. The actor appeared...

Yvette Nicole Brown Sees “Act Your Age” As The New “Golden Girls”
Angela Martin (Yvette Nicole Brown) enters a new phase of her life free of her politician husband’s expectations in the Bounce TV series Act Your...

Wyclef, Spike Lee, And More Honor Diddy And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar At Apollo’s 2023 Spring Benefit
Luminaries packed the world-famous Apollo Theater for its annual Spring Benefit, honoring Sean “Diddy” Combs and Monday evening. Songstress Stout opened the evening with an...

Prosecutors Request 13-Year Prison Sentence For Tory Lanez, Citing Ongoing Campaign To “Re-Traumatize” Megan Thee Stallion After Shooting
The prosecution team in the trial of Tory Lanez has recommended to the judge that the rapper receives over a decade in prison during his...