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Essence Festival 2025 Faces Backlash Over Pan-African Shift

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This year’s Essence Festival left many Black American attendees feeling unseen, as a shift toward Pan-African themes and poor planning drew criticism. Can the cultural mainstay bounce back? The post The main reason this year’s Essence Festival flopped appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

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Essence Festival 2025 Faces Backlash Over Pan-African Shift

This year’s Essence Festival left many Black American attendees feeling unseen, as a shift toward Pan-African themes and poor planning drew criticism. Can the cultural mainstay bounce back? The post The main reason this year’s Essence Festival flopped appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

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Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder broke the news in on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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