The Essence Festival of Culture

Serena Williams at ESSENCE Fest: ‘You Had to Be Fabulous Growing Up in Compton’

Kiri Walton, Contributing WriterJuly 10, 2024

Serena Williams, the GOAT who has won 39 major titles in tennis, spoke on a stage at the 30th Annual Essence Festival of Culture on July 6 about her new beauty line, Wyn Beauty.

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At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris

BILL BARROW Associated PressJuly 8, 2024

As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency remains the most important calculation ahead of November.