#essencefest

[911bts]

911onabc: Listen to every word and feel its meaning. Thank you, Aisha, for reminding us there's beauty and power in being exactly who you are. ❤️ @/appleofhisai

[rydersxsource]

Ryan Destiny for the Aaliyah: One In A Million Forever tribute during Essence Fest 🤎

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[bigbeautifulblackgirls]

Did you watch the live with @erykahbadu & @missjillscott ? I mean if you didn't then chilleee!! Let me just say I feel extra inspired after that,those two Queens are everything . I need to be upfront in their concerts after this quarantine is over. The music was indeed a definite throwback to happier times , very nostalgic and soulful. Just what I think all of us needed, extremely down to earth kickback session. No versus ,they both won by showing us what true respect ,sisterhood and supporting one another should always be like. Full of many examples, I hope you took away something ,cause I sure did. Energy exchange is everything love and light to you beautiful souls . Oh snap, hold up ! If you did watch how was it for you ? In Photo : @ashleehinds #ErykahbaduVsJillScott #Soulfood #Music #EssenceFest . .. . See what is new in #PlusSizeFashion or Submit your photo or 30 second video to be featured on the blog to www.bigbeautifulblackgirls.com/submit #BBBG  #BoldQueens #Barbados https://www.instagram.com/p/B__bDZ6FwMZ/?igshid=1jpw9crcz4izy

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[nissymarie]

@halima for @essence magazine | artwork #bynissymarie . . . . #halima #halimaaden #muslimah #muslimfashion #hijab #hijabstyle #hijabfashion #essence #essencemagazine #essencefest #pink #pinkpost #monochromatic #fashionillustration #womenofillustration #artistsoninstagram #procreate (at Irvington, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LHecvFgAU/?igshid=197t2ov0c925f

[nerdmars]

Essence Festival of Culture: See the Lineup

Essence announced on Friday (June 19) that for the first time in its 25 year history, their annual festival will be going virtual. 

Media, technology and commerce company Essence announced on Friday (June 19) that for the first time in its 25 year history, their annual festival will be going virtual.

The 2020 Essence Festival of Culture: Unstoppable Virtual, hosted by Loni Love and featuring D-Nice, will include a number of A-list performances, summits and panels from Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Doug E Fresh, BBD, Nas, Andra Day, Master P, Tank and The Bangas, PJ Morton, India.Arie, Kelis, Kirk Franklin, The Clark Sisters, Egypt Sherrod and more.

Leading a special tribute to the city of New Orleans will be Mayor LaToya Cantrell,PJ Morton, Big Freedia, Irma Thomas, Tank and The Bangas and Big 6 Brass Band. Also, featured in the popular Sunday gospel Get Lifted celebration are Anita Wilson, Bri Babineaux, Erica Campbell, Fred Hammond, Greater Sound of Greater St. Stephen FGBC,Jonathan McReynolds, Kierra Sheard, Kirk Franklin, Koryn Hawthorne, Marvin Sapp, Tamela Mann, The Clark Sisters, The Walls Group, Tye Tribbett, and more, along with Sunday sermons from Bishop Paul S. Morton and Bishop T.D. Jakes.

The fully virtual experience will span two weekends, June 25-28 and July 2-5 (Thursdays-Sundays), and will go live on Essence Studios.

“Due to COVID-19, this was certainly not the year we planned for the 2020 Essence Festival of Culture, but challenging times call for innovative measures,” said Richelieu Dennis, founder & chair of Essence Ventures. “As we began to see the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on our community, it became more important to us than ever to still create a festival experience that delivered the community, love, laughter, fun and empowerment that the Festival is known for—and to leave our audience feeling inspired and uplifted, especially during these times."

Essence’s #BlackVotesMatter365 voting hub will also be a core element of the virtual festival, giving viewers quick access to helpful resources for Black women and communities to amplify their voices in local and national elections through voting. There will also be benefit initiative to raise funds to support the critical needs and sustainability of Black and Brown entrepreneurs, micro and small businesses, and organizations focused on racial equity across the U.S.

To top it off, in celebration of Juneteenth, Essence announced the Essence Unstoppable Collective — a $100 million public- private-NGO partnership and equity and justice benefit initiative for sustained change.

[supportblackart]

NEW ORLEANS! JOIN US FOR #ESSENCEFEST at @aceneworleans for the opening of our show, “In Root, Of Bone" curated by Lee Laa Ray Guillory @leelaaray and Renee Royale @reneeroyale 🎨🔥 • Gallery Opening and Happy Hour Thursday, July 04 Doors at 3PM | Free • Support Black Art presents, “In Root, Of Bone,” a multimedia group exhibition that explores the transformative nature of self creation and ancestral (re)collections of New Orleans based artists. The exhibition investigates the delicate line between storytelling and truth-telling through collage, painting, photography, and paper-based installation. The continuum of intergenerational resilience through the reimagining of the artists’ inheritance illuminates their commitment to kinship. The intrinsic ties of the deep ancestral roots of black folks, notably those of southern Louisiana, have called these artists to express not just for themselves but for the generations who have come before. From wooden quilts and mirroring self portraiture to sacred geometry and the interweaving of image and text, these works call the viewer to examine Who carries the bones of our story and what is rooted in our memory? • Featured Artists: Jean-Marcel St. Jacques @hoodooemporium Nailah Griffin @msmowgli Sienna Pinderhughes @sienna.pinderhughes Stephanie Yawa de Wolfe @stephyawa . . #supportblackart #aceneworleans #inrootofbone #essencefest #essencefest2019 #artexhibition #blackart #blackexcellence #neworleans (at Three Keys) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bza24omBaX_/?igshid=pjn3nii9y7qj