The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of ...

Governor Wes Moore celebrates his wedding anniversary amid significant progress to close Maryland’s racial wealth gap.

Essence Festival has deserted its longtime fans, argues Minnesota-based guest columnist Sheletta Brundig. She stopped ...

Hip-hop icon and No Limit Records founder Master P officially closed the chapter on his music career with a celebratory ...

This is the second story in our series chronicling the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. On the first night of Essence ...

Lauryn Hill performed for a handful of fans in the middle of the night, hours after she was originally scheduled to take the ...

Three years after making history, Justice Jackson returned to the stage with reflections on faith, purpose and perseverance — ...

Lauryn Hill performed after 2 a.m. at the 2025 Essence Festival, ending her set with only a few hundred fans present after ...

Over in New Orleans at ESSENCE’s Festival of Culture, actress and multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer was spotted wearing a stunning ...

Mariah the Scientist tells PEOPLE about earning Rihanna's stamp of approval in an interview at the 2025 Essence Festival of ...

Two decades later, New Orleans’ Black leaders share lessons on displacement, policy failure and continued progess with ...