See What’s Going Down At The 2024 ESSENCE Fest

The 2024 ESSENCE Competition Of Tradition Introduced By Coca-Cola® is continuous and all of your fave celebs are scorching in NOLA.

New Orleans’ Ernest N. Memorial Conference Heart and Caesars Superdome have been flooded with stars connecting with followers whereas celebrating 30 years of Black pleasure and achievement.

 

Seen on the ESSENCE fest scene was Serena Williams who made her ESSENCE fest debut.

One of many biggest athletes of all time was noticed first on the conference middle for the historical past of the ESSENCE Competition Of Tradition Introduced By Coca-Cola® throughout BEAUTYCON: @ESSENCEFEST Version…

and later on the inaugural ESSENCE Black Girls in Enterprise Dinner.

The beautiful powerhouse was a part of an unique group of Black girls making strides throughout various industries who attended a personal ceremony on the 4 Seasons New Orleans.

Serena was honored with the Investor of the 12 months Award, whereas Thasunda Brown Duckett obtained the CEO of the 12 months Award. Esi Eggleston Bracey was honored as Transformer of the 12 months and Laysha Ward was revered because the Group Funding Pioneer.

Serena wowed in a Dolce & Gabanna gown for the event with make-up by Sheika Daley and hair by Angela Meadows.

Extra attendees included activist Reverend Al Sharpton, businesswoman Valeisha Butterfeild, and entrepreneurs Derek Hayes, and Pinky Cole.

Additionally seen on the ESSENCE Fest scene was Vice President Kamala Harris who got here with a message forward of the Presidential election.

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Madame Vice President was interviewed throughout a “Chief to Chief” dialog with ESSENCE Ventures President and CEO Caroline Wanga.

 

The women sat down throughout the World Black Financial Discussion board HQ stage with lower than 122 days left earlier than the election for the subsequent Presidential administration in the US, Harris urged attendees of the ESSENCE Competition Of Tradition Introduced By Coca-Cola® to enter rooms with their shoulders again and chin up.

“I beseech you, don’t you ever hear one thing can’t be performed,’ Harris mentioned in accordance with The Guardian. “Folks in your life will let you know, although, it’s not your time. It’s not your flip. No one such as you has performed it earlier than. Don’t you ever take heed to that, “I wish to say, ‘I eat no for breakfast,’” she mentioned.

The Guardian provides that she described the election as extra necessary than “any in your lifetime”, including that democracy might not survive a second Trump time period.

Trump, she mentioned, was a convicted felon whom the supreme courtroom had simply granted immunity from prosecution.

Finally Madame VP and Wanga inspired Black girls to unleash their energy.

 

After taking in phrases of knowledge from Wanga and Vice President Harris, ESSENCE Fest attendees loved the notorious live shows that introduced out BIG names to unfold Black pleasure.

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2024 ESSENCE Fest Live shows

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Quite a few performers hit varied levels at ESSENCE Fest to entertain attendees.

On Friday there was the extremely anticipated efficiency from headliners Birdman And Associates Presents thirtieth Anniversary Of Money Cash Millionaires – reuniting the Scorching Boyz on stage of their hometown, after practically twenty years, together with Birdman, Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Mannie Recent, and B.G..

A press launch experiences that the live performance included further musical performances from artists which have partnered with Money Cash over the course of the three many years – Scarface, Bun B, and a couple of Chainz.

On Saturday ESSENCE Fest attendees took a visit again to 2004 with Usher who gave a particular one-night-only efficiency of the generation-defining album in its entirety.

 

Legendary R&B singer and 8x ESSENCE Competition performer, Charlie Wilson additionally returned to the stage for the eighth time within the historical past of the ESSENCE Competition Of Tradition Introduced By Coca-Cola®, alongside performances from probably the greatest DJs of the tradition D-Good in a particular presentation of his international sensation, Membership Quarantine Reside, that includes icons of hip hop, latin jazz funk, R&B and soca together with Methodology Man, Sheila E, Huge Boi, Donell Jones, Tweet, Machel Montano and Lloyd and the extremely anticipated reunion of R&B supergroup, TGT (Tyrese, Ginuwine & Tank).

 

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New Orleans rapper Treety, singer and songwriter 4Batz, and the “Metropolis Cinderella,” Miami-bred chart-topping femcee JT gave performances on the ESSENCE® GU® Kickback, hosted by actress and entrepreneur Skai Jackson and content material creator Raymonte.

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