Taxpayers CONFRONT Local Leaders! “Who’s in charge of New Orleans? The Mayor or Essence?”
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Essence Festival just celebrated their 30th Anniversary in the City of New Orleans. Hundreds of millions of dollars brought into the city, but some local business owners say the money doesn’t trickle down to them. Essence blocked those businesses from operating in key places in the city, like the French Quarter and Downtown NOLA. In this video, you will hear from the residents directly.
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The Essence Fest committee must've been taking tips from Tiffany Henyard because AIN'T NO WAY! How are you going to limit the local businesses that make New Orleans NEW ORLEANS??
I bet they cousins lol
Essense's entitlement to want businesses not associated with the event to stop operating when they are in the city is outrageous.
Black businesses at that. We scream black Excellence, but we love to stop small black businesses' bags
If all of the businesses cease operations during Essence Music Fest, there will be no Essence Music Fest. Festivals worldwide rely on small businesses in order to be deemed successful. Why cut small businesses' legs off while these events are taking place. This is a clear indication that the elected officials in NOLA are only interested in greasing their own pockets.
@@HeyMissesParkerI don’t even think Essence is black owned anymore. A lot of these old publications have turned into just names that fall back on past accomplishments. Rolling Loud too. Essence used to be super classy. Not anymore….
It's nasty work
@iamthedarkmagician475 it's owned by Richeliu Dennis of Sundial Media Group, previous owner of Shea Moisture.
I’m rolling with the people. They are absolutely right.
That one guy with the baseball cap-came prepared and presented well his argument and point
That's New Orleans artist Reggie Ford he's very instrumental in our community.
He was passionate, spoke well and got to the point. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This is going on in every black community in the US. Outsiders are allowed to come in and siphon the funds and leave without any of it circulating within the community. Business as usual.
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we have to change how we spend our money in our communities. What they're doing is wrong, and supporting them is equally wrong
Exactly &&& the government officials, are taking kick backs from shady construction companies & Feeding the homeless &&& other 501C Corporations (churches)
@@chaasayadsawapah
Economic White Supremacy as usual
@@oliviagilmore8125This is why I no longer go to EMF or buy their struggling magazine.
These business owners should sue for lost revenue
Absolutely!!
Somebody is getting paid behind closed doors. There's no way they should have control over people's businesses
The large businesses that are funding people's campaigns
@@themoonsanus7213”It Ain’t Hard to Tell”!
Oh there is plenty of money changing hands! Those vendors couldn't compete with local business! I hope local business fights back!
Their mayor.
yes it's call black fraternity
That white lady was eating the council up they wanted her to leave
Essence is no longer owned or run by a Black American and that is the problem.
You are incorrect. Essence is Black-owned again since 2018.
@@dismissdetractors3350 wrong. The owner is a West African, NOT black american. Learn the difference.
@@dismissdetractors3350You fail to comprehend what "black owned" denotes. Black skinned owned is different.
Yeah, because just being a Black American makes people inherently good. Just ask a few mayors and judges around the country.
@@Gsfan2024they love these Africans who don’t do shit for Black America., same with Obama., all he did was make our community gay af!! Can’t procreate like that.
Hey PBL! They're talking about you here in New Orleans now! You're viral now! Good damn job Lil Mama!!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Much love to the people of NO 💜💛💚
This is crazy what Essence is doing can't be legal smh
Say people of NO.....vote these people out at election time. They are clearly not for the people, but for the highest bidder. They are showing no remorse for what they have done to you all. Stop asking them to change or help because they clearly don't give a damn. So tired of these politicians that look like us who continue to f**k over their own people. Change is needed!
Boycott Essence until they come correct and do the right thing.
The mayor is a black woman and some residents are having a hard time coming to terms with this is happening under her administration. 😩
It’s alot harder than you think because only 20% come out and vote and Teedy will send busses for her people. The other people are still registered voters where they are from California, New York etc. it’s gonna always be corrupt because no one cares.
Thank you for covering this. I live in Baton Rouge and had no idea about this aspect of Essence Fest. Far overreaching and selling out to corporate America is unacceptable for the city of NOLA.
This isnt your issue, stay in your place.
Are you a native? Your comment is wild
Respect to you for addressing the Messence Festival chaos
ROTFLMAO......Thanks for the 😅😅😅. I'll borrow your term going forward...... In Peter Griffins' voice..... M..E..S..S..E..N..C..E hehehehe (Think of his ROADHOUSE comedy clips).
Exactly. Essence needs to respect the city of New Orleans, new Orleans is the only place that could house Essence
Somebody needs to take this to the Supreme Court of Louisiana and further, because to tell people that they don’t have a right to compete with a bigger business seems to conflict with Sherman antitrust laws.
You do that. And the corporation will already tell the people that will make a decision that you need to go the corporation way.
I same thing they need to sue
@@phillipwilliams7679 I don’t have “standing to sue.”
They were quick to shut the white woman up. Seems she was onto great topic about legality.
The people in the background with the signs is so disrespectful. Palestine has nothing to do with businesses in New Orleans not being to operate doing the Essence Music Festival. The Business owners need to file a lawsuit against Essence and the City of New Orleans. The City Council and the Mayor need to be VOTED out of office and be replaced with city council who will back all Business owners in New Orleans
Yes......they always acting put of pocket.
Palestine is not an American issue...
They’re morons with no jobs, no life except living off other’s…. They should go to Palestine!
@@yaadythommo5548they are real life bots
George Soro's Bots
I SMELL another PBL exposé!!!
Except for the word smell, I was literally gonna say something exactly like you did, great minds think alike and we love PBL, she’s literally a journalist at this point💯✌🏻
@@buggiebuild1💯 Sis!!!
Someone needs to sue them
The leaders must be getting some type of kickback from the private business . Why oppress the businesses around them otherwise ? Why let a private business oppress the businesses who pay taxes there . They should definitely sue specially if they reside and pay taxes there .
Yooo I love that these people broke that whole document down and pointed out the issue. They came PREPARED! The assignment was definitely understood.
Mrs. Howard had them in a chokehold and that’s why they shut her up
Yup!
These people with the Palestine is a local issue are a joke. No local or city or county or state or even a federal cease fire resolution will do anything in Palestine. It's a waist of time
They are not doing it for them, they're doing it for national exposure because they know cameras are there.
I support stopping the war and I agree this gives the same energy as the pro-life people in front of an adoption center. Just wrong place, wrong time.
Correct. Them sand folk been fighting since the Bible. Let them be!
I agree with you. There is nothing that local or city governments can do about that conflict which is thousands of miles away. It would be nice if people spent the same energy trying to resolve issues in their own backyard.
Man look! We got war at home! 4th of july weekend my city had over 100 people shot & 17 killed! I don't give a damn whats happening across water. Fix home 1st! Chicago, StL, memphis, oakland & several other cities are OUT OF CONTROL! Politicians needs to address these places
RIDICULOUS!!! Every last councilman needs to be voted OUT OF OFFICE!!! They have ALL be PAID OFF OBVIOUSLY!!!
This is absolutely outrageous what Essence is doing to these businesses!
Keyword: Kickbacks. That's exactly what the politicians were getting from Essence.
Large amounts of kickbacks😂😂
If you can't depend on your own people to take care of you, then who can you? This is happening everywhere not just New Orleans. So sad😞
Council member Freddie King, Black man in the gray suit, exhibits an unusually aggressive stance towards residents presenting factual information about New Orleans erroneous granting Essence authority to amend ordinances- when it's a private entity not an elected official. This behavior raises concerns that he may have received undisclosed payments to show bias.
They need to file a lawsuit against the city….
@9:30 this is off the subject, but I did laugh because those "protestors" finally got tired of holding up those signs...and now theyre checking their phones. lmao
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Damn PBL that " Food, Music, and Dancing" line hit harder than expected. But all facts nonetheless 💯
The signs are confusing me 😂 they must’ve got sent the wrong address to protest 😂😅
😂😂😂😂😂,
It was only a matter of time before Essence organisers started showing what they are really all about
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
2024 The Year Of Exposing Everything An Everyone
I’m Here For It
Much Luv & Blessings PBL ❤️
So sad...never really supported Essence since it changed years ago& I can see why now. Just horrible.
You did an excellent job on covering this story🙏🏿💯💯 thank you for echoing our voice..... our local media Giants barely covered this story but you truly understand the importance of it
This is because that mayor and probably members of that city council are getting "Major Under-The-Table Cash advances and other perks to turn the keys over to Essence for those 7, 8 days!!!
What other reason would prompt leaders of a city to stalemate they're own entrepreneurs, zoning them out of business during one of the most financially lucrative weeks of the year for the city's businesses 🤔❓️....
My business was actually featured in Essence in May. Im local to New Orleans and they knew that. I wasn't even able to participate. No one even reached out to ask if I wanted to.
I love the variety of topics you cover PBL. I'm a Louisiana resident and Jazzfest/ Essence are HUGE for gulf coast Blacks. It's barely a surprise to see that the city is using it to fill their coffers. 🙏🏿
PBL hit it right on the head!🎯 I'm so glad you said it, too! This type of behavior takes place in predominant black communities, and it's usually always the same "leadership" running those communities and screwing the community over.
PBL thank you for talking about this, it was ridiculous what they did to businesses in New Orleans.
Biggest problem is people choose to remain willfully ignorant to anything going on in the city aside from festivals
That zone is hurting the culture of Essence Fest in New Orleans. The biggest rave I’ve heard was from being able to interact with vendors outside. It was a whole vibe. I’m from New Orleans and it’s killing the atmosphere of the festival. I have heard people say this was the most lackluster Essence experience this year. Change it !
It would be great if some wealthy blacks down there pooled their resources and bought it out.
@@Universityofuncommonsense I agree
Please keep bringing light to this! Native New Orleanian here and I am so sickened by this.
Sorry but the protesters are being a headache. I bet us protesting our rights while talking about their plight would not be ok. This is not the time nor place for this. They’re talking about a corporate business bullying them
Those protesters have always been jumping in during times that don't involve them it's so disrespectful
Palestine isn't their country. If they really cared, they should head over there and just see how much they love Western people.
Palestine is not an American issue it's a Palestinian issue...
Thank you they look so stupid
Exactly 👍
its an american issue when america is giving israel TRILLIONS every year since ww2 to bomb, kill and rape the palestinians and in turn, the israeli police train the american police on how to become more militarized to kill black people the same way the idf (israeli police and soldiers) kill the palestinian. it quite literally came out in 2016 after mike brown was killed that the police learned all their violent tactics after training came to them from israel. and it has been well documented that the biggest funder and investor in israel and the one who gives israel the most weapons to carry out genocide is AMERICA. when israeli money and weapons come from AMERICA you cannot say that palestine is not an AMERICAN issue.
the entire world is connected. this is not the ancient days where each empire and group of people was isolated.
Interestingly enough, the Essence brand has pretty much been reduced to just the festival, which adds context to the ruthlessness here. I say this to say…If New Orleanians fight this and win, it could possibly end the Essence brand for good. If Essence were smart, they’d oblige to some of these demands, or it’s only downhill from here. Power to the people!
This isn't the 1st time the citizens have gone back and forth. 2017-2019 wealthy real-estate investors came in and purchased all the properties in the quarter converted them into Air BnB. The investors didn't live in New Orleans known less Louisiana. They would tax renters take the money and wouldn't contribute anything to the city or parish. A vote was passed that they no longer could rent and not contribute, but did it go forward.🤷🏽♀️
What is the point of the "Palestine is a local issue" signs?
Who knows
@stephentrotter1653 I thought I was being idiotic. This is a mess all around!
@@laurenlyons632 mane it is to distract maybe they were paid who knows great question
They use any televised opportunity to get their message across.
@@laurenlyons632 I guess
if you take away new orleans during the essence festival then you take away the entire essence experience.
BLM said they stand with Palestine and that got them thinking BP are on their side!
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Everybody should stay home and don't spend a penny
An event celebrating 'the Culture' gets cultured by 'the Culture'.
Well said
Naw because the ones running Essence now is not even from the culture now it’s ruined
I just want to hop on here to say thank you for pronouncing Tchoupitoulas right😂. You did what no gps or non native has been able to do.
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SELLING OUT THE CITY TO CORPORATIONS FACTS, ANS THOSE CORPORATIONS ARENT GIVING KICK BACKS TO THE CITY
File a lawsuit!
Who's in control? The money is in control
@pinkbooklessons you be on their necks ❤❤❤❤
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🙋🏾♂️ These Mrs Butterworths are out of control!
Nobody's in charge when it's a hyena "in charge"😊
Yupppppp....... leading a pack of musty back heifers.
Facts
@@dario7071* ChiRaqZuela &:NY have entered the chat *
How and why did they let those people in the background in the meeting, this is disrespectful!!!!
I had to change my comment, someone else was thinking exactly like myself😂, so I’ll say this, they came prepared, spoke with informative intelligence,, calmly, and I do believe there’s stanky,shady things going on, and they probably won’t budge, for now, because our journalist PBL is on the case💯, and the more knowledge obviously is more power, and I hope it all works out, especially now with everything just being so ungodly expensive, folks really have to make a living just to survive, in my opinion, these so-called politicians are literally standing on the backs of the community. They are supposed to be serving.😡… Thank you ever so much again PBL, no matter the case, you always put a smile on my face, I did not mean to rhyme 😂,,✌🏻💞
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This is insanity happening with all these local level politicians. I mean blatantly. Feels like behind enemy lines.
“Palestine is a local issue”. I hope they mean IN PALESTINE.
An educated and articulate population is bad for corporate business.
I smell another exposure case
This was enlightening. Thank you! 😊
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So residents and taxpayers have to ask permission to do sb event in their own city because essence is happening!?! That's crazy!
Like I said, I thought Essence was centered around the culture of New Orleans. Essence is owned by a colonizer who's only thinking about her ppl. It was all about Africa. Essence was a celebration for Indigenous melanated Americans. Essence Fest is a ratchet fest now.
Thank you for these videos! So informative 👍
Yess!! I’m here front row for this vid!! 🍿🍿
They've been doing this for years and people still vote them back in. At some points, who's at fault? The politicians, or the voters?
Thank you so much you are an absolute blessing i truly appreciate you for always speaking the truth each and everyday @Pink Book Lessons
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Everyone should have a chance to eat during the Essence fest weekend. It’s shameful and disgraceful.
Jesus. Im so sick of seeing the Palestine signs. 1. Palestine isnt our issue. NOLA needs to look after NOLA, and people need to take that same energy and protect the neighborhood they LIVE IN. Otherwsie go to gaza. None of them will. They love the freedom to sit there with those bullshit signs, but want to hate the places that make it free to do so. Its so ass backwards
Thank you, thank you it is crazy to me how Essence comes here and doesn't support black organizations and businesses, in the City they supportedly love so much.
These people went to the same HBCU’S & PLEDGED… This is the advantages they be talking about &&&
ESSENCE isn’t BLACK OWNED😩
I give the Essence Music Festival until 2030 (maybe) before its done away with. They have turned it into Freaknik
The Mayor should be 🤔Essence is a guest and in my opinion haven't done anything to uplift the black community but dancing and singing 🤔❤️🖤💚✊🏾❤️🖤💚
Look at the disrespectful tethers in the back! Damn vultures
Who’s in charge of the city of New Orleans on a Wednesday? We are one disaster away from major collapse. One.
DEMOCRATIC SHIELDS… Bet Awards and Essence. Black women voted them all in. Kamala, Tiffany From Chicago, judges you speak of ALL OF EM. What happens when women can vote without being apart of a FAMILY where black man leads the vote:
Tiffany Henyard is NOT the Mayor of Chicago. She is the mayor of a tiny suburb. She’s not like us.
Baby Boomer here. The late president F.D.R. warned America about private business not to have access of power in politics. Case in point who's running the gov't?
Love the longer videos from you
Wow. Someone is charging each vendor a fee to do business on the sidewalks all throughout the city! Who knows whose pocket that's going into?
Thank you PBL for your responsible journalism and giving information to the masses. I’m afraid for our future but so glad to see people all around America standing up for the rights of the citizens on the local level just as I do in my own city. We have to stay informed, be logical, vote on the facts not skin color and know the laws and ordinances in effect and those the municipalities we reside in are proposing.
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They always try weird stuff like this on black people 1st. Then they will eventually branch out to other communties. We are always the guinea pig smh. Im glad they fighting back. Keep your foot on they necks!!
Malcolm X warned people about the liberals and BP ignored them went against the conservatives 😂😂😂😂😂
BP swear the conservatives are the enemies! They wouldn’t have let this happen 😂😂😂
They love to see all businesses in their cities flourish during big events!! plus That’s tax dollars for them from businesses 😆
Excellent point!
I really hate to say this but the worse thing could've ever happened with this whole situation is selling the essence brand to a NON-F.B.A entity. Point blank!!!
Yeah...Essence cut the check. City council becomes the puppet. I get it🤦🏽♂️💯👍
Thank you for doing a follow up on this matter 🙏🏼 👏🏽 @PBL
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Keep the New Orleans on their neck content coming my girl.
I appreciate you 🙏
PINK!!! I could barely focus on the issue at hand because of OTHERS holding up those signs at this Town Hall meeting that have ZERO to do with Essence Flop. If we were as staunch, vigilant and disrespectful with OUR demands for prosperity and financial fairness, we would be better overall. Thank you for making us aware of what really happens to cities during these major BLACK events.
I wonder if the person holding signs about Palestine being a local issues ever spoke on that to the local officials there about it. I don’t think they are qualified…
The council is going to vote for THEIR wallets
Maybe its time to let Republicans run New Orleans. Jefferson Parish would've told essence to kick rocks....and fixed a pothole🤷🏾♂️
What did Joe tell Charlie-mane?
@@conjandysecurity wha?
Time to boycott and push the corporate essence out of New Orleans
Everybody is trying to be Disney. The details alone are so similar to the deal Disney has in Florida that it can't be missed. I dont care for Desantis, but he would never allow this
Essence doesn’t get what it wants, they will threaten to move the event. Just like pro team owners threaten a city if they don’t pay for their new stadium. Very sad situation.
They Running some Pay to Play Scheme
Say it with me..."somebody getting some kick-backs"
I went to essence some years ago, just to see what it was like.. I went to the convention center in the New Orleans right by the river. when you walked in the big money was pushed out ford and everything like that all the local stuff was pushed way to the back… and that’s a damn shame haven’t been back since
Shame on Essence PERIOD 😡