DATE: MAY 5, 2010
ESSENCE
CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF
MUSIC, ARTS AND EMPOWERMENT
AT 2010
ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL
2010 EMPOWERMENT SEMINARS TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY, MENTORING AND EDUCATION
JADA PINKETT SMITH
TO ADDRESS IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
BISHOP T.D. JAKES
TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON
THE POWER OF MENTORING
THREE NIGHTS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
THIS JULY 4TH WEEKEND (JULY 2, 3 AND 4)
IN NEW ORLEANS
GeChar is the producer of the 2010 Empowerment Seminars. The 2010 ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL is executive produced by Essence Festivals LLC and produced by Rehage Entertainment. Essence Festivals LLC is a division of Essence Communications Inc. (ECI).
ABOUT ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.:
Essence Communications Inc. (ECI) is the number one media and communications company dedicated to African-American women. With a multi-platform presence in publishing, live events, and online, the Essence brand is “Where Black Women Come First”. The company’s flagship publication, ESSENCE magazine, is the preeminent lifestyle magazine for African-American women; generating brand extensions such as the Essence Music Festival, ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood, Window on Our Women (WOW I & II) and Smart Beauty I, II & III consumer insights, the Essence Book Club, Essence.com, and ventures in digital media (mobile, television and VOD). For 40 years, ESSENCE magazine, which has a brand reach of over 8 million, has been the leading source of cutting-edge information relating to every area of African-American women’s lives. Additional information about ECI and ESSENCE is available at www.essence.com.
CONTACTS:
Dana Baxter, ESSENCE
212-522-1634
dbaxter@essence.com
Sheila Harris, ESSENCE
212-522-1089
sharris@essence.com
Marcee Rondan, MSO
818-380-0400, ext. 248
marcee@msopr.com
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