Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. San Francisco singer-songwriter Essence Goldman is set to celebrate her new album "Father's Daughter" with a Sweetwater Music Hall ...

The Essence Music Festival’s Marketplace and Art Expo this past weekend resembled a Monopoly board. Spaces around the perimeter of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s conference halls were bought ...

Almost 19 years after Essence magazine launched its first festival in New Orleans to “party with a purpose” and celebrate black culture, music and people, the Associated Press reports that Essence ...

The first weekend of July in New Orleans isn’t reserved for Independence Day cookouts and beach days. The 2025 Essence Festival – the three-day celebration devoted to Black culture, music and ...

Essence Magazine launched the Essence Festival of Culture in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the publication. Last year, the annual celebration of Black women, Black music and Black-owned ...