$5.1 Trillion In Buying Power — Now What? ESSENCE Fest Panel Urges Greater Collaboration Among Black And Brown Businesses

Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE By Oumou Fofana ·Updated July 4, 2025

The message was loud and clear: Black and Brown communities already have the economic power—they just need to use it together.

That was the rallying cry at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture

Melissa Noel
Author: Melissa Noel