{"id":2570,"date":"2016-09-20T15:27:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T15:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/?post_type=tpic&#038;nid=1015928"},"modified":"2025-01-08T18:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:18:18","slug":"culture","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topics-header\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"topics-header-wrapper\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Culture<\/h2><div class=\"essence-topic-summary\">Let ESSENCE be your source for what&#039;s happening in Black culture. From conversations on Black Twitter to interviews straight from the red carpet, new releases from the best and brightest Black authors, plus exclusive Q&amp;As with trailblazing artists like Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey. We have the scoop on the dopest new music releases, museum openings and who is driving the&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;in Black culture.&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><!-- .topics-header-wrapper --><\/div><!-- .pubstack-container --><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essence-container alignfull essence-container essence-has-background-opacity-5 essence-has-background essence-height-normal essence-align-horizontal-full latest-videos\" style=\"--essence-text-color:#FFF;background-color:#161616\"><div class=\"essence-container__wrapper\"><div class=\"essence-container__content-wrapper\"><section class=\"essence-video-carousel\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Watch<\/h2>\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\">\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"essence-topics category-watch-topics WATCH\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1479783\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dres-x-Rapsody-Cheers-Moment.png?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dres-x-Rapsody-Cheers-Moment.png?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dres-x-Rapsody-Cheers-Moment.png?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dres-x-Rapsody-Cheers-Moment.png?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Dres-x-Rapsody-Cheers-Moment.png\" alt=\"\u2018Jack Honey Art, Beats + Lyrics\u2019 Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Rapsody and Dres Tha Beatnik\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Jul 24, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1479783\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/jack-honey-art-beats-lyrics-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-rapsody-and-dres-tha-beatnik\/\">\u2018Jack Honey Art, Beats + Lyrics\u2019 Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Rapsody and Dres Tha Beatnik<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/ashley-mcdonough\/\">Ashley McDonough<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1455373\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chief To Chief: Grit, Grace, Grenada\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Culture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; 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<time datetime=\"2024-07-24T15:10:15-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Jul 24, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1479783\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/jack-honey-art-beats-lyrics-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-rapsody-and-dres-tha-beatnik\/\">\u2018Jack Honey Art, Beats + Lyrics\u2019 Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Rapsody and Dres Tha Beatnik<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/ashley-mcdonough\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ashley McDonough<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/chief-to-chief-grit-grace-grenada\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_9781-Cropped-2-1-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Chief To Chief: Grit, Grace, Grenada\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Culture<\/a> <span>&nbsp; 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