By Shelby Stewart ·Updated April 16, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture is returning to form, tapping four women whose work has long shaped how Black stories are told, tasted, and remembered.
Announced this week, Mara Brock Akil, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and
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