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Cast members from The Chi made a standout appearance at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, held July 4–6 in New Orleans. Actors Lynn Whitfield, Luke James, Director Traci A. Curry, and Journalist Ari Chambers were on hand for a special screening and intimate fireside chat as part of the ESSENCE Film Festival®. They also […]
On Friday, July 4, 2025, Netflix kicked-off Essence Festival with some big news! Hosted by Bevy Smith, Netflix gave attendees a first-ever look at favorite films and series from the Tyler Perry Universe. The Essence Stage moment highlighted upcoming titles: MADEA’S DESTINATION WEDDING – On Netflix July 11 MISS GOVERNOR : SEASON 1, PART 2 […]
On the heels of applications launching today for the 2025 Disney Dreamers Academy, one of the academy’s recent graduates – aspiring entrepreneur Te’Lario Watkins II of Ohio – experienced a dream come true moment as a result of his participation in the Walt Disney World Resort mentoring program. Watkins, 16, recently spent an afternoon on […]
On June 30th Actress and Singer Fantasia Barrino attended the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the promo tour, she celebrated her 39th birthday as well! Her fellow castmates Danielle Brooks and Taraji P.Henson and film’s producer Oprah Winfrey celebrated “our Celie” with a very […]
Fashionista and beauty guru, Lori Harvey posted on her instagram that it was her very first time going to the Essence Festival in New Orleans! She was a guest speaker for AT&T’s “Dream In Black” Wealth and Power panel where she talked about her journey being a new entrepreneur and her new beauty product line […]
Talent from many of Disney’s films and series shone brightly this past weekend at this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans. On Friday, Keke Palmer from the voice cast of Pixar’s “Lightyear,” currently playing in theaters, participated in “An Out of This World Conversation,” moderated by actress and influencer Marsai Martin. See a few fun snaps inside….
The 2018 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola® attracted more than 510,0000 attendees to New Orleans this Fourth of July weekend, marking one of the largest gatherings in the event’s 24-year history. For the first time ever, all three nights of the ESSENCE Festival concert series at the Louisiana Superdome sold out. The extraordinary turnout underscores […]