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founder @htxhiphopmuseum associate editor @essence past: @chron @businessinsider @nike @okayplayer + collabs: shelby@htxhiphopmuseum.org
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Inside ESSENCE Black Women In Music: See The Best Moments From The Brunch

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By Shelby Stewart Verified
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Black women have always been the soundtrack to our lives. Their voices, creativity, and innovation have shaped generations, pushed music forward, and influenced culture in ways that reach far beyond the stage. That's what made Inside ESSENCE Black Women in Music such a special part of the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture—a celebration of the artists whose work continues to inspire, evolve, and leave an undeniable mark on the industry.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Hands That Built The White House: A Family Learns Its Hidden History

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By Shelby Stewart Verified
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ashley Swain was standing in a room, about to learn something that would rearrange her sense of who she was, when her mind went somewhere unexpected: a dorm room at Spelman College, the night Barack Obama was elected president. "I'm going back to the moment when President Obama was first elected. I was an undergraduate at Spelman College," Swain told ABC News anchor Robin Roberts.
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Coca-Cola Is Bringing Mario, Coi Leray, Destin Conrad, HBCUs And More To ESSENCE Festival 2026

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By Shelby Stewart Verified
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Coca-Cola will mark its 31st consecutive year as a partner of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture this July, bringing what the company calls its largest and most integrated festival activation to date, complete with musical performances, HBCU programming, and community-focused experiences across the New Orleans event, set for July 3-5.
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