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1 Nov

The Recent Film Festival On The Block – Essence

The Recent Film Festival On The Block – Essence
Sidra Smith is on a mission to seek out the following Ryan Coogler or Ava DuVernay—a.k.a. the following Black storyteller. And thru the creation of the inaugural ESSENCE Film Festival, she’s set to just do that. “That is one other dope thing that ESSENCE is bringing to Black culture,” says Smith, executive producer, Essence Studios. “We’re excited to proceed to serve Black women deeply.”  The vision for Essence Studios, when it was launched in 2020, was to construct a streaming platform filled with original programming to support emerging artists on a worldwide scale. But just because the team set to work on creating this robust digital hub, COVID-19 hit.    Join your favorite names in music, fashion, business, beauty, politics and more on...
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31 Oct

Nicki Minaj Shuts Down The ESSENCE Festival Stage, Brings

Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj After an evening stuffed with classic island vibes courtesy of Kes and Machel Montano, and late 90’s Hip-Hop courtesy of The Fugees and Nas, headliner Nicki Minaj reigned over the 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture concert principal stage with an hour-long set stuffed with every part from her chart-topping smash hits to her fan-favorite classics as she made her highly-anticipated return. This was Nicki’s first-ever appearance on the ESSENCE stage, and he or she surely exceeded fans’ expectations as they packed out Recent Orleans’ Caesar’s Superdome on Friday night.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by ESSENCE (@essence) After about 45 minutes of anticipation, the stadium lights dimmed as Terrence J announced the Queen’s arrival. Donning a blonde ponytail...
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29 Oct

Entrepreneur Aaliyah Marandiz Wins $100,000 At ESSENCE Festival Of

Entrepreneur Aaliyah Marandiz Wins 0,000 At ESSENCE Festival Of
Ten Black women entrepreneurs earned their share of $250,000 in funding for his or her businesses because of the Latest Voices Foundation and JPMorgan Chase. This in-person pitch competition, held on Saturday, July 2 on the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in Latest Orleans, awarded one (1) grand prize of $100,000; (2) $50,000; and (2) $25,000 money grants, combined with personalized business skills development, coaching, and mentoring for six months post-competition.  Designed to assist women of color-led businesses navigate the present climate and find solutions to the challenges they face, the Latest Voices + Chase Pitch Competition empowers entrepreneurs to create, launch, and grow their businesses. The most important win of the day —$100,000 to be exact—got here courtesy of the good mind...
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8 Oct

Burna Boy And Stonebwoy To Headline Afrochella Festival 2022

Burna Boy And Stonebwoy To Headline Afrochella Festival 2022
Photo by Mark Horton and Astrida Valigorsky for Getty Images Today, Culture Management Group announced Burna Boy and Stonebwoy because the headliners for Afrochella Festival 2022. This monumental event might be held at El Wak Stadium in Accra, Ghana from December twenty eighth through December twenty ninth. Along with Burna Boy and Stonebwoy, the two-day music extravaganza has Afrobeat stars reminiscent of Fireboy, Kidi, Ayra Starr, Medikal, DJ Juls, and DJ Loft, and highlights over 50 vendors including 15 fashion, beauty and the humanities merchants. Afrochella can even host 35 food vendors with cuisines from across the continent, in addition to introduce attendees “Afrocanteen,” exclusive culinary affair like none other. The theme for this 12 months’s festival is “AfroFuturism,” a term created to...
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