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21 Sep

ESSENCE Fest After Dark Music Series Returns With Performances

Photo by Chris Mitchell ESSENCE After Dark™ MUSIC returned in-person at Republic NOLA and kicked off World Night with whining waists and shaking hips. Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, singer, songwriter and producer Pheelz opened with a performance of his latest single “Finesse” and hyped the group with a call and response, “We Outside!” In a while within the evening, which was sponsored by Coca-Cola, HoodCelebrityy noted how comfortable she was to be among the many artists performing as ESSENCE Fest returned live to Latest Orleans. Her unforgettable performance included a serenade of the women, where she told one woman, “Yo! I like your energy. I feel you’re my latest best friend tonight.” “That’s what I’m about: women empowerment,” she shared in an interview...

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16 Sep

Here’s What You Missed At The First-Ever ESSENCE Eats

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Here’s What You Missed At The First-Ever ESSENCE Eats

Photo By Troy Anthony After taking a hiatus through the pandemic, this 12 months’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture was larger and higher. And in case you’re a foodie, you bought a likelihood to ascertain out the first-ever ESSENCE Eats Food & Wine Festival. 2022 Essence Festival of Culture held in Latest Orleans, Louisiana- July 1-3, 2022 2022 Essence Festival of Culture held in Latest Orleans, Louisiana- July 1-3, 2022 The FoodWith over 20 food vendors, hungry festival-goers had access to not only the perfect of the perfect in Latest Orleans cuisine, but a plethora of popular eats from across the globe. (Special shout out to Republic Bar & Grill from Ghana). Whether your taste buds were within the mood for NOLA classics like beignets...

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14 Sep

These Black-Owned FemTech Corporations Brought Retail Innovation To Essence

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These Black-Owned FemTech Corporations Brought Retail Innovation To Essence

Big data has long had a giant inclusivity problem. Often, AI algorithms are built with systems that may contain racial and gender biases that leave a big group of individuals unseen and unheard. That’s what led Jessica Couch and Brittany Hicks to found consumer insights and consulting firm Fayetteville Road–the name is a play on their North Carolina roots. Graduates of North Carolina State University andNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University respectively, they each learned in regards to the inner working of retail management and recognized a few of the blind spots. “I worked in tech as a product manager for several years for numerous retail tech corporations, and I had also gotten my experience for data and...

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10 Sep

Sorors Show Their AKA Pride At The Screening Of

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Sorors Show Their AKA Pride At The Screening Of

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