Stephanie Mills had a few words about her participation in the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture. Needless, to say the icon ...

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Lauryn Hill thanked the 2025 Essence Fest for taking responsibility for her late set time at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, ...

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The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill.