NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Kevin Ross attends 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: (L-R) Michel Wright, Kenny Lattimore and Eutopia BK speak during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: (L-R) Wayne Brady, Bre-Z, Rhoyle Ivy King and Rivea Ruff speak during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Michel Wright speaks during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: (L-R) Michel Wright and Kenny Lattimore speak during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Avery Wilson speaks during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: Avery Wilson speaks during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 05: (L-R) Michelle O'Connor, Tippi Shorter and Desiree Johnson pose during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for ESSENCE)