For some in a city divided by Jordan Neely’s videotaped death, his death in a chokehold killing was a homicide and the former Marine seen with his arm wrapped around the man’s neck aboard a Manhattan F train was responsible. For others, the case was more nuanced than slapping handcuffs on Daniel Penny, who was questioned and then released after last Monday’s lethal confrontation with the homeless victim.
that does it for us tonight, we will see you again tomorrow at msnbc s town hall on the national day of racial healing, featuring my colleagues and friends joy reid, chris hayes, jermaine lee. that starts right now. live from new orleans. m new orleans. this is an msnbc special presentation. sponsored by the w. k keller
earlier, we had to be very clear about this. america and new orleans particularly, as a habit of just ignoring african american communities. we need to turn a page on the. or else you will be back in the situation again, with another issue. jermaine lee will be co-hosting the special town hall along with myself enjoy reading this incredible space i m in right now. the studio called studio b, it is unlike anything i ve ever been in, it is a historic by water district in new orleans. it is described as a non traditional art space by visual artists brandon be mike odoms. the transformation of this 36,004 square foot form warehouse into what you seem to days. this is a live shot of the rim right now. is an incredible place to have this discussion.
healing town hall, live from studio being new orleans. now joined now by chris hayes and join all right. good evening, and welcome to our town hall of the national day of racial healing and event creating, 60 years ago by our sponsor of the w. e. case kellogg foundation. the specialties held every year on the day after the dr. martin luther king holiday. if you look around, you will see that we are in this glorious space, incredible room. it is part of a studio b which is a set of former warehouses turn to an art experience by the artist brandon be mike odoms, here in the by water neighborhood of the great city of new orleans. our colleague jermaine lee who
neighborhood of the great city of new orleans. our colleague jermaine lee who has been doing some reporting for this project is here with us as well and so is the young fella s the land where we unfortunate to be meeting tonight has made a gathering place and trading hub of different backgrounds and cultures going back centuries. and so we want to acknowledge, thank and honor the indigenous people for hume this part of the world has long been home, like the chumuckla, the houma, dozens of others. in a meeting like this in the realm literally, we are drawing on the discuss practice of healing circles, the work we are here to do tonight is for everybody, wherever you came from and wherever you are going, you are all part of the story