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After COVID forced the Essence Festival of Culture to go virtual the past two summers, it returned to New Orleans in a big way over the July Fourth weekend. The boost in summertime business was most welcome.

Essence seemed to be everywhere downtown. The sheer number of talented, successful, powerful and/or famous people, most of whom are Black, that the event attracts is impressive. From politicians and preachers to TV stars, entrepreneurs and rappers, everybody's in New Orleans for Essence. 

The 2022 Essence Fest's three-night concert series in the Caesars Superdome opened with country singer Mickey Guyton and closed with classic R&B sextet New Edition.

Between them was a lot of great music — and a lot of questionable communicating.

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