FILE - Attendees walk around the 2018 Essence Festival at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, July 6, 2018, in New Orleans. New Orleans officially opened its arms in welcome Thursday, July 4, 2024, to the thousands of people descending on the Big Easy for the 30th annual celebration of the Essence Festival of Culture. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony, Nov. 5, 2019, in Kenner, La. New Orleans officially opened its arms in welcome Thursday, July 4, 2024, to the thousands of people descending on the Big Easy for the 30th annual celebration of the Essence Festival of Culture. Cantrell thanked Essence for the longstanding partnership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks with Essence CEO Caroline Wanga during the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Matthew Perschall/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with Essence CEO Caroline Wanga during the 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Matthew Perschall/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)