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dotsOPRAH WINFREY APPEARS AT TIME INC.’S 2016 ESSENCE FESTIVAL IN NEW ORLEANS

Published on July 6, 2016 by Sonya's Spotlight

Winfrey’s Makes First-ever Appearance at the Nation’s Largest Gathering of African-American Women 650892737GH00124_2016_ESSEN

World renowned television host, actress, producer, philanthropist and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey appeared at the 2016 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, presented by Coca-Cola, Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 4:00pm at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the first time in the event’s 21-year history that Winfrey appeared at the ESSENCE Festival.  Winfrey joined speakers Bishop T.D. Jakes, Ava DuVernay, Rev. Al Sharpton, Misty Copeland and Tyra Banks, as well as performers Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar, Maxwell, Puff Daddy and The Family and many more at the annual event – recognized as the nation’s largest gathering of African-American women.   “Oprah’s message of inspiration is universal and, through her life’s work, she has influenced women and girls across the globe,” said ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Vanessa De Luca.  “We are delighted that Iyanla Vanzant graciously invited Oprah to the ESSENCE Festival as a special gift for the fans, so we are welcoming our passionate community to join us for an absolutely extraordinary experience not to be missed.”   The annual ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, presented by Coca-Cola, is one of the nation’s largest live events.  Each year, the Festival draws, on average, 500,000 attendees from across the globe to its multi-day entertainment, empowerment and cultural event, which generates an economic impact of more than $200 million to the local economy.  Now in its 22nd year, the ESSENCE Festival has featured some of the biggest names in entertainment and the nation’s most influential speakers, authors and leaders, including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Prince, Janet Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Kahn, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Rev. Al Sharpton, Deepak Chopra, Steve Harvey, Ava DuVernay, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Magic Johnson, Iyanla Vanzant and many more.

The 2016 ESSENCE Festival® was  executive produced by ESSENCE Festivals LLC, a division of ESSENCE Communications Inc., and produced by Solomon Group. GeChar was the executive producer of the 2016 ESSENCE Empowerment Experience.   Exclusive sponsors of the 2016 ESSENCE Festival® included presenting sponsor Coca-Cola and major sponsors Ford, McDonald’s, State Farm, Verizon and Walmart. Superlounge sponsors included Coca-Cola, Ford and Walmart. The All-Star Gospel Tribute was sponsored by Walmart.

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Director Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey

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Photo credit: Getty Images, Courtesy of Essence Festival Press

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