NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Essence Festival organizers acknowledge that not only are ticket sales down this year, but some vendors are opting out.
Barkue Tubman-Zawolo, chief community officer for Essence said, “I think there is a lot happening in our world in general that’s impacting people deciding to go places or not.”
Essence maintains it supports 300 local businesses and the fest generates a multimillion-dollar economic impact…