Babyface, spotted here at Essence in 2016, joins already-announced Essence Fest performers like Boyz II Men and GloRilla. Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images
🥳 Babyface, Jill Scott, Patti LaBelle and Jazmine Sullivan will join the Essence Fest lineup, event organizers said yesterday. Tickets.
📜 A bill to ban DEI practices in state government and from inclusion in required collegiate coursework advanced in the state House despite strong objections from Democrats and the Black Caucus. It's next up for discussion in a Senate committee. (Louisiana Illuminator)
👋 Propeller, the nonprofit incubator in Broadmoor, has a new CEO: Jessica Allen. (Biz New Orleans)
🚛 We identify perhaps too closely with a garbage truck that tipped over on the I-10 onramp at South Carrollton Avenue on Monday. The ramp remained closed yesterday. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
