essence music festival

NEW ORLEANS — You weren't able to make it out to "Nawlinz" for the 20th annual Essence Music Festival? Don't you worry. Even though we...

NEW ORLEANS — Thursday evening in New Orleans was the calm before the musical storm. The 20th Annual Essence Music Festival will detonate with a...

Over the July 4th weekend, I was in New Orleans with about 500,000 others. It was the Essence Music Festival, and as a 33-year-old Black woman fighting every day for equality and justice, I can’t even describe the feeling of being surrounded by strong like-minded women (and the men who love and support us). Participating in a panel on Saturday ti ...

  NEW ORLEANS -- CNN and TV One commentator Roland Martin (left) joins Teresa and Alexander Cummings, executive vice president and CAO of...

    By DIANE LARCHE'It's  part music, inspiration and education. The Essence Music Festival in New Orleans over the Fourth of July weekend started...

NEW ORLEANS -- Hip Hop Great Kanye West (from left) performs as the Saturday night headliner at the Superdome during the 2011 Essence Music...