From Queens and Kings of music to legends to our Forever First Lady, Essence was truly a star-studded affair! Here some of the sights and sounds from festival’s silver anniversary:
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“Children must come first…” the message from House Democrats on humanitarian disaster in the Southern U.S.
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Legend. Icon. Activist. Pioneer and real life Disney princess, these are just a few accolades New Orleans legend Leah Chase has acquired throughout her seven-decade long career.
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Producer Louis Futon’s debut album is beautiful concoction of styles and accompanying vocals.
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Well this movie is pretty big to be called “Little” as it not only stars but is Marsai Martin’s producing debut making her the youngest executive producer in Hollywood history, and she does not disappoint.
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According to a report from the New York Times creator of whistleblower site Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been arrested following an eviction from the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he had been living since 2012.
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Rock legends, The Rolling Stones, will not be performing at this year’s Jazz Festival.
Announced this morning by event organizers via social media, due to a postponement of their “No Filter” tour the group will he unable to make their May 2 New Orleans appearance.
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The singer/songwriter from Philly, now based in New York, had no real aspirations of becoming a singer being that he started recording himself last year and admitting that the songs on his “Volume 1” record were meant for other artists, it’s a shocker that he has this much success and buzz in such a short time.
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We have been given new life with the release of Solange’s masterpiece, When I Get Home, which was made available digitally around midnight. The anticipation for this album has been building every since she teased its release by Continue reading “Solange “When I get home”…we just are not worthy”
Ten20 is a dream I had one day in a slump of despair and anger….I know not the prettiest of beginnings but there is a story behind it. I had been back home in Dallas for some time searching for a job that would recognize my skill and -if I must say so myself- genius as a writer. However, after literally trying any and everything I could to get my work seen by the right people…I was overlooked.
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