As you leave Jerusalem and go to the south and to the east, toward the Dead Sea, the terrain changes rapidly and starkly. You move off gradually from [the] ... rolling hillside, through the ravines, ...

(L-R) Deja Vu, Tarriona 'Tank' Ball, Jada Young and Shannon Smith speak onstage during the ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, ...

What was initially a gathering to commemorate ESSENCE magazine’s 25th year in print would spark a three-decade relationship between ESSENCE and New Orleans, forging an enduring bond. Characterized by ...

Biblical scholars have long argued that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the work of an ascetic and celibate Jewish community known as the Essenes, which flourished in the 1st century A.D. in the scorching ...

More than a few fans of the Essence Festival of Culture grew impatient waiting for word on exactly who will perform at the 2024 event in New Orleans in July. Finally, on Wednesday, Essence announced ...

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 ...

As the Essence Festival of Culture marked its 30th anniversary, the city of New Orleans welcomed attendees from around the globe to a celebration unlike any other. This milestone year honored the rich ...

During the Fourth of July weekend, women nationwide assembled their closest friends and family members to travel to New Orleans for the annual ESSENCE Festival of Cultural. This year’s festival ...