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Day One: Essence Festival of Culture Celebrates 30 years 

Day One of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® kicked off the four-day celebration of 30 years of loving us by honoring the long-standing festival headliner – the city of New Orleans. Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans and ESSENCE Ventures President & CEO Caroline Wanga, alongside members of the executive leadership team, set the tone of this year’s event […]

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Memphis: Murray Family Descendants of Alex Haley Host Mini-Family Reunion in Memphis

Studies have shown that African Americans attend more family gatherings than any other ethnic group. Typically, these large gatherings held once a year consist of family, extended family members, friends and neighbors. And in many cases, outside acquaintances that have become non-biological family, hence a family reunion. African American family reunions take on the task

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The ESSENCE Festival of Culture Plans Full Return to New Orleans in July 2022

New York, NY (December 15, 2021)—Essence Communications, Inc., the leading media, technology and commerce company dedicated to serving Black women and communities, today announced the full return of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture to New Orleans from June 30 – July 3, 2022.    After pivoting to a virtual experience in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic,

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San Diego History Center Nathan Harrison Exhibit Features San Diego Trailblazer MCCSN Founder Clara Carter

As San Diego County welcomes the orange tier status, Balboa Park museums will welcome visitors again. Today, April 16, the San Diego History Center opens with the virtual Nathan Harrison exhibit. Prominent historical legend Harrison, was born into slavery in Kentucky and went on to become the first African American homesteader in the San Diego area. Another

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Flying With Children: Advice To Parents On How To Transfer The Flight Perfectly

Are you planning to spend your family vacation abroad? Is your teenager too fidgety to sit still on flights? Do you have an infant who requires extra attention, especially on long journeys? Don’t worry. We have assembled the basic guide which will relieve you of a headache while flying with children. You would not want

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Essence Announces Virtual 2020 Essence Festival of Culture

If you’re looking for something to do this summer, virtually, Essence just announced the talent line-up for its first-ever virtual 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture. In a press release the media powerhouse states that,  – First-Ever Virtual Festival Includes Two UNSTOPPABLE Weekends of #ESSENCEFEST with Daytime Empowerment Experiences and Nighttime Concerts Streaming on ESSENCE Studios, June

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