Essence is a fervent celebration of African American culture for over two decades. This year they decided to embrace Nigeria’s flourishing Nollywood film industry. Emerging in the mid-1990s, the Essence Festival of Culture burgeoned into a grand celebration of Black music and cultural heritage, magnetizing throngs of attendees to the vibrant streets of New Orleans annually. The monumental moment was…
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