BALTIMORE — Baltimore taxpayers will spend $7,482.17 to send Mayor Brandon Scott and three city employees to New Orleans this weekend after the Baltimore Board of Estimates approved the travel on Wednesday.
Scott is scheduled to travel July 3-5 to the Essence Festival of Culture, the largest Black culture and music event in the U.S. He is scheduled to speak as part of the Resist. Build. Unite panel, which is meant to “discuss the future of movement building, legal advocacy, and the power of organizing in this moment,” according to the event description.
Last year, Scott attended the festival and participated in the Global Black Economic Forum panels, discussing Baltimore’s violence reduction efforts and gun violence.
The annual festival features live musical performances from R&B artists like Kehlani, Brandy and Monica, rapper Latto. Other activities include a wrestling match, shopping and panels like the one Scott will participate in.
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