2017 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Day 1 [Getty Images]

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JUNE 30: (L-R) Kristi Henderson, Niecy Nash, Tamron Hall, Mary J. Blige, Monica, Queen Latifah and Dee Rees pose backstage at the 2017 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on June 30, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival )

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