ESSENCE Black Women

Over Half A Million Attendees Convene For The 2018 Essence Festival Sponsored By Coca-Cola

July 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

The 2018 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola® attracted more than 510,0000 attendees to New Orleans this Fourth of July weekend, marking one of the largest [READ MORE...]

Ava DuVernay on Essence’s “Black Women in Hollywood” March Cover!

February 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

“I want to do what I want to do for as long as I want to do it. I don’t have children. These films are my children. So this is what I will leave. I’m going to give them [READ MORE...]

2014 ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon Marks Groundbreaking Year for Achievement in Film and Television with Honors to Actor Lupita Nyong’o, Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Director/Writer Ava DuVernay Plus a Special Celebration of Black Men in Hollywood: A Year in Film

January 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

The 7th Annual Awards Season Event Will Also Pay Tribute to Ten Performers Who Championed the Civil Rights Movement NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2014 — ESSENCE today announced [READ MORE...]