Essence Festival of Culture 2023 kicks off in New Orleans

(30 Jun 2023) The 29th annual Essence Festival of Culture is underway in New Orleans, with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations with the nation's thought leaders and music. (June 30) (AP Video: Stephen Smith) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ ​ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/2fbf2f5585af4627b8d21d790cb800cf