Essence Festival

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Janelle Monae says film on black women at NASA key part of history

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Tyra Banks, Misty Copeland, Iyanla Vanzant to empower at Essence Festival

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Usher celebrates Juneteenth instead of Independence Day at Essence Festival

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R&B singer Kem reveals how he overcame homelessness and drug addiction

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Chadwick Boseman says 'Get On Up' tells real story about James Brown's drug addiction

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Cynthia Bailey: 'Atlanta Housewives' are still great examples of empowerment'

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Facebook, #YesWeCode make a splash at the Essence Music Festival

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Alicia Keys empowers black women to end AIDS

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Tamron Hall: 'Essence made me confident in black beauty'

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20th Anniversary of Essence Festival set to break attendance record

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Tyler Perry, Spike Lee and Sidney Poitier among black men in Hollywood honored by Essence

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Prince to headline 20th annual Essence Fest

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Michelle Williams will ‘never say never’ to a Destiny’s Child reunion album

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Shaunie O’Neal talks ‘Basketball Wives’ Season 5: ‘It’s extremely emotional’

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Kenya Moore apologizes to NeNe Leakes for missing her wedding

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Essence Festival marketplace creates community as it encourages commerce

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Essence Festival vigil honors lives lost to New Orleans gun violence

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Essence Festival: Sunday kicks off with day-long gospel spectacular

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Essence Fest: Susan Taylor, Tamron Hall and more talk mentoring and ending inner city violence

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Myrlie Evers-Williams talks to Melissa Harris-Perry about SCOTUS rulings on VRA, affirmative action

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