CultureCon — the annual festival celebrating culture, community and creativity — kicks off in Brooklyn this weekend.

The two-day festival returns to the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where entrepreneurs and creatives will get together for networking opportunities and workshops with industry executives.

The event will feature more than 200 speakers and conversations with special guests including, Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson, Jesse Williams, Cam Newton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Morris Chestnut and many more.

Shareese Bembury-Coakley, CultureCon's head of partnerships, joined "The Rush Hour" on Tuesday to talk more about this year's festival.

Tap the video player above to watch the interview.

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