Sadly, tragedy struck as the event continued. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office remained busy Monday looking into a grisly killing that happened Saturday night after the traditional burning of the ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the year Aaron Joel Mitchell fatally ran into a Burning Man structure fire. RENO, NV − A man found dead on Aug. 30 at Burning ...

Caroline Wanga announces her exit as President and CEO of ESSENCE Ventures. Caroline Wanga is officially stepping down from her role as President and CEO of ESSENCE Ventures and addressing any “false ...

Have you ever wanted to burn a man? In June 1986, the founders of the Burning Man project and nonprofit, Larry Harvey and Jerry James, built a wooden human effigy and set it on fire on San Francisco’s ...

Hammad Ijaz is a writer who has been writing video game guides, reviews, and lists for more than two years for his previous publication. With a hefty amount of experience under his belt, he has ...

One of the biggest events in Black America is the annual Essence Festival of Culture, typically held in New Orleans over the July 4th weekend. Essence Fest, as it’s usually called, typically brings ...

Fans attend the ESSENCE Festival of Culture at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The internet, never one to wait for context, responded with swift certainty, and social feeds lit up with ...

Richelieu Dennis, an executive of Sundial Media Group which owns Essence, spoke about the mounting criticism about the decades-old festival. Essence executive Richelieu Dennis sat down with columnist ...

Amid widespread online scrutiny following the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture, Essence Ventures CEO Caroline Wanga is entering the chat. On Thursday, July 10, just four days after the festival ...

Black women influencers have been major stakeholders in the $24 billion global influencer marketing industry, and this past weekend at Essence Fest, that was on full display. From micro-influencers to ...