ESSENCE Fest: Sorting thru the Rumors, Allegations and Straight Up Lies! (Oh, and taking accountability too.)
Podcast: Ratchet & RespectablePublished On: Wed Jul 09 2025
Description: ESSENCE’s Chief Events Officer, Michael Barclay, addresses the *ahem* online feedback re: this year’s festival, including that open letter from Stephanie Mills, accepting Target checks, the alleged “Africans” taking over, and who is actually running this festival (SPOILER: a Black American.)ABOUT ME: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/STAY CONNECTED: IG: demetriallucasTwitter: demetriallucasFB: demetriallucasYouTube: demetriallucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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