{"id":15197969,"date":"2026-07-06T16:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/michelle-obama-and-cardi-b-celebrate-black-women-on-americas-250th\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:33:30","slug":"michelle-obama-and-cardi-b-celebrate-black-women-on-americas-250th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/michelle-obama-and-cardi-b-celebrate-black-women-on-americas-250th\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama and Cardi B Celebrate Black Women on America\u2019s 250th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Essence Festival drew attendees from around the country to New Orleans for parties, panels, concerts and unity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/06\/style\/essence-festival-michelle-obama-cardi-b-black-women.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lifestyle \u2013 NYT 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