What To Look Out For At The 2022 ESSENCE Competition of Tradition

ESSENCE Communications, Inc., the main media, expertise, and commerce firm devoted to serving Black girls and their communities, updates its 2022 ESSENCE Competition of Tradition® introduced by Coca-Cola®. Nightly headlining musical performances embody Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson and New Version alongside new expertise additions, Nas, Lil’ Kim, Ashanti and Chloe x Halle. New additions for Tremendous Lounge embody curations by Doug E. Contemporary and performances from Justine Skye, Coco Jones, Sevyn Streeter, and extra. The ESSENCE Fest expertise lineup contains the Magnificence Carnival, Wellness Home, ESSENCE E-Suite, After Darkish (Comedy and Music), Ladies United Day of Service and plenty of extra. Along with the huge array of recurring free and paid experiences provided by ESSENCE Fest yearly, the competition has additionally added new experiences together with ESSENCE Eats: Meals & Wine Fest™, ESSENCE In His Zone™: a Devoted Males’s Expertise, and ESSENCE Tech Summit™.

For the primary time ever, ESSENCE Competition will probably be obtainable to livestream solely on Hulu that includes choose musical performances and every day programming. To catch extra content material, be part of ESSENCE Competition’s digital experiences at essencefestival.com the place attendees can stream all daytime content material and store native companies by means of ESSENCE’s Digital Market.

For every day updates on all issues ESSENCE Fest on the bottom, obtain the ESSENCE Competition App in your cell system.

This 12 months, the dynamic day and nighttime competition packages and choices embody:

• ESSENCE In His Zone™: a Devoted Males’s Expertise: This 12 months, ESSENCE is happy to debut ESSENCE In His Zone™: a Devoted Males’s Expertise, designed to edify, entertain, and elevate Black males. This expertise options classes and on-stage moments that cowl males’s well being (each bodily and psychological), entrepreneurship and enterprise, justice in policing, comedy, sports activities and extra. Moreover, ESSENCE Fashionable Wealth will present attendees the instruments to create their very own companies, run their very own organizations, develop their corporations and thrive of their careers. Particular visitors embody: DJ Rob Good, Rotimi, Terrence J, Technique Man, Luke James, Jacob Latimore, Jim Jackson, Da’Vinchi, Ryan Clark and Finesse Mitchell.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle, Middle Second Flooring Corridor E

• ESSENCE Eats Meals & Wine Competition™: Foodies can bask in a variety of mouthwatering choices at ESSENCE’s official culinary expertise, ESSENCE Eats. Attendees will obtain first-hand recipes from industry-leading cooks and mixologists together with tutorials and pairings. Hosted by Kristi Coleman and Eden the Foodie, the expertise contains legendary soul singer Patti LaBelle, MC Lyte, Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole, Angela Yee, Chef Kareem Brooks (St. Martin), Chef Kelli Ferrell, Chef JJ Johnson, Chef Kénila Hyman (St. Martin), Chef Serigne Mbaye, Zella Palmer, Chef David Rose, Chef Nikki Steward, and Kerry Seaton Stewart.
  • Venue: Sugar Mill/Mississippi River Heritage Park

• ESSENCE Tech Summit™: New to ESSENCE Fest, that is the possibility for attendees to study concerning the newest in digital and tech utterly freed from cost. Get the true deal on NFTs, the way forward for digital and check out the newest tech devices in interactive demos on this distinctive expertise.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle, Second Flooring La Nouvelle Ballroom

• ESSENCE Magnificence Carnival: ESSENCE Magnificence Carnival is an oasis for Black girls to have fun their simple place in tradition and a heartfelt reminder that Black is and can all the time be lovely. Particular visitors embody: Issa Rae, DreamDoll, Child Tate, Supa Cent, Rashan Ali, Mack Wilds, and Rubi Rose.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle

• Wellness Home: Wellness Home creates a protected area for Black girls to discover their very own private wellness and health journeys by means of content material that informs and evokes not solely them, but additionally their households and communities. This expertise offers Black girls with entry to well being & wellness advocates and world class practitioners in an immersive setting that prioritizes their wants. Wellness Home options Dr. Shana D. Lewis, ESSENCE Editor Victoria Uwumarogie, Rev. Wanda Johnson, Brandy Stinson, LCSW, Arnold H. James, Ph.D, Dr. Summer season Allen, Aley Arion, Ajax Jaxon (Magnolia Yoga) and plenty of extra.
  • Venue: Ogden Museum of Southern Artwork

• ESSENCE E-Suite: At ESSENCE Fest, we’ll as soon as once more collect prime notch audio system, content material, and alternatives for highly effective girls of shade from a number of industries to attach in an unique setting on the ESSENCE Competition. ESSENCE E-Suite goals to assemble mid to senior stage businesswomen and entrepreneurs who’re on the lookout for profession development, skilled growth and increasing their community. The ESSENCE E-Suite will embody workshops, masterclasses and a lot extra. That includes govt and {industry} specialists embody: UnitedHealth Group, Ford, Disney, ABC Information, Google, and extra.
  • Venue: Competition Campus NOPSI Lodge

• After Darkish (Comedy and Music): Taking on the late-night occasion scene, ESSENCE After Darkish is the official after occasion sequence with comedy exhibits and intimate artist-curated jam classes. Hosted nightly by Toya Johnson, LeToya Luckett and Da’Vinchi alongside DJ Scratch and DJ Domo that includes musical performances by SWV, Saucy Santana, Kranium and extra. After Darkish will happen from 10 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
  • Venue: Republic NOLA & The Pleasure Theater

• ESSENCE Eats: The Let Out Version: This after-hours hold will host crowds who wish to combine, mingle and munch underneath the celebs. ESSENCE Eats units the vibe of a block occasion and summer season social.
  • Venue: Parking Lot 167 & 168 (Poydras & Loyola)

• Ladies United Day of Service: Since 2014, ESSENCE has kicked off the Competition weekend partnering with the mayor of New Orleans and native organizations to carry volunteers and companions who’re dedicated to uplifting and increase the neighborhood. Going down on Thursday, June thirtieth, this initiative will give attention to supporting, cultivating and connecting the subsequent era of youth to New Orleans’ wealthy tradition by means of the lens of Artwork, Tradition and Neighborhood.
  • Venue: Ashé Cultural Institute

Extra ESSENCE competition programming and experiences happening throughout the ESSENCE Fest embody:

• Wealth & Energy: The ESSENCE Wealth & Energy expertise brings collectively the brightest leaders and largest names representing our neighborhood’s strongest inter-generational advocates for change in leisure, politics and media. ESSENCE International Black Financial Discussion board (GBEF) is a dynamic, multi-faceted platform committing to reimagining what range, fairness, inclusion and alternative seems to be like in Company America, in addition to the actualization of the notion of financial justice for the Black Diaspora. A GBEF panel will happen throughout the Wealth & Energy expertise on Friday and Saturday mornings. Particular visitors embody: Rev Al. Sharpton, LaLa Anthony, Angela Yee, Stacey Abrams and Mickey Guyton.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle

• ESSENCE Studios Centerstage: ESSENCE Studios Centerstage (previously referred to as Leisure All Entry) will carry attendees the last word leisure expertise with world premiere first seems to be, reside desk reads, forged and crew Q&As, and expertise meet & greets.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle

• Get Lifted: Sunday mornings had been made for self care and time with the spirit and this Sunday, June third isn’t any totally different. This expertise will create an area for reward and worship with an all-star lineup of Gospel performers and religion leaders together with: Dorinda Clark-Cole, Kierra Sheard, MC Lyte and Tweet.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle, Theater Second Flooring

• ESSENCE Movie Competition: The ESSENCE Movie Competition is again following its profitable launch in 2020 the place the ESSENCE Hollywood Home attracted over 2200 attendees and created a hub for Black creatives, screenwriters, producers and administrators to attach, study, create, change concepts and show their work. Particular visitors embody: Meagan Good, Brandee Evans, Mekai Curtis, Nicco Annan, Jerrie Johnson, Tonya Lee Lewis, Tyler Lepley, Ledisi, Questlove, and Luke James.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle, Second Flooring

• ESSENCE Well being Hub: The declining state of well being within the Black neighborhood mandates that we do extra in additional locations, with extra folks to teach and activate Black girls and households round preventative care and wholesome habits.
  • Venue: Ernest N. Morial Conference Middle

Essence Fest requires all attendees to point out a sound ID with their proof of full vaccination for entry into all venues.

For extra data and to register, go to www.essencefestival.com. Be a part of the dialog through social @EssenceFest and obtain the Essence Competition App in your cell system for on the bottom updates.

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