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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell delivered a defiant defense of her time in office during a panel at the Essence Festival on Sunday (July 6), portraying herself as a resilient leader unfairly targeted because of her identity and values.
Speaking at a session hosted by the Global Black Economic Forum and framed around the topic of generational wealth, Cantrell used the platform to address what she sees as a broader effort to undermine Black mayors—especially Black women…