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The 25th Essence Festival kicked off a community celebration on July 4th with an Inaugural Essence In The Park event. Guests were invited to come out and fellowship with one another while listening to the sounds of Gospel, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Bounce music at the beautiful Louis Armstrong Park. Various vendors were on-hand to showcase […]
In the year 2019, we are witnessing the re-emergence of women solidifying their role in the hip-hop music realm. It is so befitting for the 25th Essence Festival to pay homage and honor this historic culture with a celebration unlike any other. On July 4th, the Republic Nola hosted the inaugural Essence After Dark Series […]
Women from around the country invaded New Orleans, Louisiana July 5th-8th with a spirit of expectation, joy, and sisterhood to participate in the 2018 Essence Festival presented by Coca-Cola. The Essence Festival encourages and motivates African American females to live their best life unapologetically. Therefore the My Black Is Beautiful campaign provided multiple activations to solidify […]
The love that was shown to the 90’s R&B group Xscape, was beyond measure. We all received a snippet of their upcoming Essence performance when the group appeared on stage at the 2017 BET Awards. Therefore all throughout the weekend, the anticipation was building to witness this historic reunion concert at the 2017 Essence Festival […]
The 2017 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola® provided an eventful weekend with numerous fun, inspirational, and thought provoking content for guests young and old. With more than 470,000 attendees in New Orleans during the Fourth of July weekend, access was granted to GlitterandGumbo.com to share with you some entertainment news and our favorite Essence Fest […]
Glitter&Gumbo.com will be covering the 2017 Essence Festival concerts being held in New Orleans, Louisiana June 29 – July 2 and we can’t wait! Our readers can also look forward to seeing news about the various events and experiences with some of your favorite musicians, actors, leaders and entrepreneurs. With this being my sixth year […]