The 2016 Essence Festival kicked off on Friday with celebrities and visitors from all over flocking to the Big Easy.
Festival season is quickly approaching and everyone knows that one of the hottest festivals to go down is Essence Festival in New Orleans. This year the festival will place on June 30th to July 3rd. So make sure those tickets are booked! Recently, the lineup for this year was announced and so far confirmed performers […]
Usher made a bold statement with his attire at the Essence Music Festival this weekend. Not widely known for his political opinions, the singer appeared…
The Essence Music Festival will take a moment from all of the great music and partying to push for justice and equal treatment. Organizers for…
During this year’s “Essence” Festival, Roland Martin sat down with Lionel Richie. During their chat Richie explained how he got started in the music industry,…
Roland Martin talked with “New York Times” best-selling author, Terry McMillan about what she loves about “Essence” Fest, new book, “Who Asked You” and the…
Roland Martin caught up with Charlie Wilson during this year’s “Essence Fest.” Uncle Charlie broke down the secret to his success in the music business…
Roland Martin talked with “Essence” Editor-in-Chief Vanessa K. Bush about challenges of being the voice of Black women. Bush also discusses how important African American women’s voices are in…
