New Orleans

Lead expert David Rosner to ThinkProgress: “The rest of the country basically saw it as an idiosyncratic thing, affecting just a few Black kids and Hispanic kids and therefore unimportant.”

Mayor Mitch Landrieu: “We can remember these divisive chapters in our history in a museum or other facility where they can be put in context—and that’s where these statues belong.”

Duke—a former Ku Klux Klan leader, current Senate candidate and Donald Trump supporter—railed against the Black Lives Matter movement and Jews during a controversial debate appearance at Dillard University, an historically Black institution.

The singer wrote about a recent experience at a concert where a group of White women demanded she and her family sit down—then hit her with a lime.

Protestors from different movements came together in New Orleans to call for social justice to the region, which is still recovering from severe floods.

Groups are calling the proposal for a refurbished gas plant in the predominantly Black community an “environmental injustice.”

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As you know, the video for Beyoncé Knowles’ ”Formation” does the most, from invoking police violence, to flashing back to Hurricane Katrina, to celebrating Blue Ivy’s adorable afro. Here, Yaba Blay, a dark-skinned, New Orleans-bred scholar who researches skin color and identity politics, gets into a topic we’ve been avoiding: the message Beyoncé is sending about complexion and worth. 

The event features commentary from Sonia Sanchez and Dr. Cornel West.