ESSENCE Fest 2025: The Future Is Now — How AI Is Driving Innovation In Health, Beauty And Black Communities

By Oumou Fofana ·Updated July 4, 2025

“AI is here — let’s not be afraid of it,” said Josette Gbemudu, Associate Vice President of Patient Health Innovation at Merck & Co., during a forward-thinking panel at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans.

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