ESSENCE 'Pipeline Initiative' Returns To Provide More Opportunities For Black-Owned Businesses In Louisiana
Team ESSENCE is furthering its commitment to enabling sustainable opportunities for wealth creation for Black women and their communities.
Tickets For The 2020 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture Are Now Available!
Join us as we celebrate 50 years of the ESSENCE brand with the ultimate global Black culture experience in New Orleans!
Indya Moore And Liris Crosse Talk About Creating A More Inclusive World At Essence Fashion House
The pair dropped jewels for Essence Fashion House attendees on rising to the top despite the odds.
ESSENCE Fashion House: Angela Rye, Rosario Dawson And Abrima Erwiah Talk Sustainability In The Fashion Industry
Dropping jewels on how to effect change
ESSENCE Fest Flashback: The 23 Most Unforgettable Moments From The Year's Biggest Celebration Of Black Culture
From Missy Elliott, to Kofi Siriboe, to Michelle Obama to Pharrell, these were the most unforgettable ESSENCE Fest moments.
Celebrity Host Gia Peppers Shares The One Product That Protects Her Melanin From The Sun
Meet your new favorite SPF by Palmer's.
Shop Black: This Brand Is Healing Old Wounds With Forward-Thinking Style
Ashley Walker is on a mission to break the chains of the past and celebrate the culture through fashion.
ESSENCE FEST 2019
Join the biggest names in music, fashion, film, television, politics, beauty and more as we celebrate 25 years of moving the culture forward at the 2019 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola®. Get your tickets today!
Our Chief Content & Creative Officer MoAna Luu Looked Bomb All Essence Festival
Luu wore standout designs from Hanifa to Gucci.
Jackie Aina Wants To Teach Young Black Women About Healthy Relationships
The YouTube star is showing fans how to do more than their makeup.
Danielle Metz, Woman Granted Clemency By President Obama, Speaks At 2019 Essence Festival
Danielle Metz, 50, was locked in a cage and sentenced to die in prison; instead, she’s free and maintaining a 3.75 GPA at Southern University of New Orleans.
SheaMoisture Celebrates Our Hair Heritage With A Pop-Up Social Club
The company honors our hair’s past and present.
Daybreaker & Weight Watchers Morning Dance Party Gets Festival Goers Moving
Loni Love, Big Freedia and Tamela Mann were just a few of the celebs that helped festival attendees wake up and dance!
Loza Maléombho Brought The Looks To ESSENCE Fashion House
The Ivorian designer ruled Fashion House with a pop-up shop and fashion show.
Maui Moisture Is The Beauty Brand Influencers Are Flocking To
See their favorite products!
Essence Fashion House: Businesswoman And CEO Kalilah Wright Hosts Masterclass On Building A Brand
Her label "Mess In A Bottle" sells tees with with dope messaging packaged in reusable bottles.
The Best Beauty Looks From Essence Festival Day Three
We've saved the best for last.
Rep. Maxine Waters Reminds Black Women At Essence Festival: ‘We Don’t Take S--t From Nobody’
The undeterred congresswoman from California reminded Black women of their political power as the 2020 elections draw near.