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hard yesterday, you'll probably remember the Essence Music Festival, held in Houston for the first time this year as its traditional home, New Orleans, struggles to get back on its feet. We knew the festival events would go on as usual — at Reliant Park rather than the Superdome — but the big unknown was how festivalgoers would react to Houston. As we've heard over and over again post-Katrina, Houston is not New Orleans, but the city hoped no one would really notice and the EMF would help propel Houston into the ranks of world-class minority tourist destinations. more ›