The people of New Orleans are all too familiar with the effects a CAT 4 Hurricane can have on a city. As such, the city and its people have opened their doors to hundreds of families needing a place to stay and have partnered with numerous organizations throughout the city to serve those hardest hit by Laura. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images As the nation continues to face the challenges of COVID-19, the Gulf Coast bore the burden of 2 storms this week. Our thoughts and

John Lewis at Black Lives Matter Plaza Photo by Gary D. Williams Jr./Creative Theory Agency Dear Friend, I spent all day yesterday watching John Lewis’s funeral. Though I had so much else to do, I couldn’t pull myself away as he was driven through Atlanta for the last time, to be laid to rest with his beloved Lillian. Three former presidents spoke and Jimmy Carter sent a letter, but it was Jamila Thompson, his Deputy Chief of Staff, who I loved the most. She said people alwa