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2018 ESSENCE Announces Record-Breaking $280 Million Impact For Louisiana & the city of New Orleans

  Growth in Attendance and Tourism Spending Garners Highest Fiscal Input in the Event’s 24-Year History October 17, 2018 (New York, NY)- Essence Communications, the leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women, today announced a record-breaking economic impact of $280 million for its 2018 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola.  Growth in Festival attendance, which […]

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Over 500K Attendees Converge on NOLA For 2018 ESSENCE FEST

    (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence)     OVER HALF A MILLION ATTENDEES CONVENE FOR THE 2018 ESSENCE FESTIVAL SPONSORED BY COCA-COLA ESSENCE Festival Concert Series Sells Out All Three Nights for the First Time Ever  Extraordinary Turnout Underscores ESSENCE’s Engagement of Black Women around Community, Culture and Content July 9, 2018

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15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards Honors Sheryl Lee Ralph During ESSENCE Festival

In celebration of the 15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards, the company will honor celebrities and everyday heroes who make positive contributions to the community. To date, this year’s roster of remarkable honorees includes popular Political Commentator Symone Sanders, renown actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, Black Girls CODE CEO Kimberly Bryant and next generation McDonald’s Owner/Operator Monique

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Lena Waithe will serve as keynote during ESSENCE Fest

The ESSENCE Festival® is pleased to announce that Emmy Award-winning writer/producer/actor Lena Waithe will give a keynote conversation during the ESSENCE Empowerment Experience on Friday, July 6th, during the 2018 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, LA. The Chicago-born Waithe has been heralded for her stellar work over the years, including most recently creating and executive producing the

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Top Five Ways People Ruin Vacations by Deah Berry Mitchell

We’ve seen the photos before. We’ve liked these photos a million times. The indigo blue backdrops with melanin rich models contorting their bodies into unnatural angles in search of that perfect pose to be re-shared on Instagram travel pages. Their travel “uniforms” are consistent. They wear citrus colored dresses and large floppy hats, effortlessly posed

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ESSENCE Festival (2018) Launches Interactive Daytime ‘Conference & Expos’ Experience

    May 9, 2018 (NEW YORK, NY) – Essence Communications today announcedthat the 2018 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola® will debut ‘Conference & Expos,’ an expanded daytime community enrichment experience with a new slate of interactive programming.  Incorporating talks, expos, roundtables, workshops, podcasts and more, the Festival’s daytime experience will be a convening summit that

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