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Photo credit: Pixabay.com Stressing over party details? No worries, we’ve got you covered. From the invites to the exit, we provide expert tips on planning, decorating and hosting an unforgettable holiday gathering! The summer season is chock-full of patriotic holidays–from Flag Day to Memorial Day to Constitution Day–that allow us to celebrate with friends, family […]
Photo caption: Halle Berry with ESSENCE Magazine Editor-in-Chief Vanessa K. De Luca Photo credit: Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival From the iconic Diana Ross’ opening night performance at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry’s kick off of the ESSENCE Festival Daytime Empowerment Experience to Xscape’s first performance in 15 years, the firsts kept […]
Photo Credit: Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival Time Inc.’s 2017 ESSENCE FESTIVAL® presented by Coca-Cola attracts more than 470,000 attendees for annual cultural celebration in New Orleans New York, NY, July 3, 2017 – Time Inc.’s (NYSE:TIME) 2017 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola® attracted more than 470,000 attendees to New Orleans this Fourth of July weekend for […]
Photo Credit: Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival Empowerment, entertainment and beauty and fashion were on center stage at the 2017 ESSENCE Festival, and celebrities did not disappoint as they brought their “A” games to the red carpet with an eclectic ensemble of fashionable looks from the chic to the avant-garde over the course of the 4-day festival. From […]
Photo credit: The American Black Film Festival Empower Magazine was thrilled to be invited for a return visit to the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) held in Miami Beach, Fla. from June 14-18, 2017. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has been held in locations across the globe, including Acapulco, Mexico, New York, and […]
The 2017 American Black Film Festival in Miami was colorful and bright. The stars and attendees not only brought out their A-games to the red carpets, interviews, panels, workshops, and parties but the wardrobes to match. Janine Sherman Barrois, one of the executive producers from the TV show Claws, got the memo and kept her […]
A new independent film by Grade A Media director and filmmaker, Squrilla Montana, executive produced by Ronald Brooks and co-written by Derrick Williams and Kristine Newsome, premiered Friday night at the River Oaks Theatre. Cast members include Iron Mike, Johnathon Fontana, Ronald Brooks, Lorena Cruz and Cadilac Louis. Ride to Revenge is an action-packed film that […]
Donna Rogers, founder of Big Girls Rock 2, brought fashion, empowerment and entertainment center stage as she hosted the organization’s first “Rock The Runway” Kids Edition Fashion Show on Saturday on the campus of Sam Houston University in Huntsville. The fashion show was designed to bring awareness to autism in support of the Autism One Foundation. Hosted […]
Diana Ross, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Solange and Chance Rapper are just a few of the Star-studded celebrities that will take the stage at the 2017 Essence Festival with a talent lineup that continues to heat up. It will all go down in New Orleans, June 29 – July 2 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial […]
Photo caption: Derricks Woods, Dr. Portia Hopkins, and District B Councilmember Don Smith at the 2016 MCJCF Community Service Awards Gala. | Images courtesy of Missouri City For the past 15 years, the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation’s (MCJCF) has brought African American history to the forefront in a week-long celebration of culture, community and family fun. A vision […]
