ESSENCE Festival Of Culture’s $346M Impact Shows Black Women Mean Business

ESSENCE Festival Of Culture’s $346M Impact Shows Black Women Mean Business

Essence Magazine:

By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 21, 2025

Drumroll please…

The numbers are in: ESSENCE Festival Of Culture 2024 generated $346.3 million for the New Orleans economy during its landmark 30th anniversary celebration. 

Our annual homecoming brought record-breaking crowds to the city, with Black women leading an unprecedented economic surge

Kimberly Wilson
Author: Kimberly Wilson

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