{"id":1524602,"date":"2022-06-20T17:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1524602"},"modified":"2022-06-20T17:49:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:49:14","slug":"new-orleans-mayor-tweets-breathtaking-giant-black-fist-afro-comb-art-display-for-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-mayor-tweets-breathtaking-giant-black-fist-afro-comb-art-display-for-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Mayor Tweets \u2018Breathtaking\u2019 Giant Black Fist Afro Comb Art Display For Juneteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-orleans-mayor-tweets-breathtaking-giant-black-fist-afro-comb-art-display-for-juneteenth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1524602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell pulled the drapes off an art display of an oversized black fist afro comb on Friday in celebration of Juneteenth \u2014 the holiday commemorating the ending of U.S. slavery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cantrell, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorcantrell\/status\/1537883562606596098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1537883562606596098%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nola.com%2Fentertainment_life%2Farts%2Farticle_4f63f59e-ef30-11ec-ba76-67c7e7c858fb.html\">tweeted<\/a> a series of photos of the display, called the artwork \u201cbreathtaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sculpture is very fitting for this time &#038; place as we celebrate the freedoms that we have gained,\u201d Cantrell said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorcantrell\/status\/1537839205396750339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1537839205396750339%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fbrettt-3136%2F2022%2F06%2F18%2Fmayor-of-new-orleans-unveils-sculpture-of-a-giant-hair-pick-just-in-time-for-juneteenth%2F\">Twitter<\/a>. \u201cWe know that it doesn\u2019t come without struggles, fights, and protests for 200+ years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As Juneteenth approaches, we celebrated with an unveiling in Lafayette Sq.\ud83d\udda4\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9b<br \/>This sculpture is very fitting for this time &#038; place as we celebrate the freedoms that we have gained<\/p>\n<p>We know that it doesn\u2019t come without struggles, fights, and protests for 200+ years <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcwFElDETN\">pic.twitter.com\/QcwFElDETN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorcantrell\/status\/1537839205396750339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cantrell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayorcantrell\/videos\/563925055407201\/\">said<\/a> during the art display unveiling that the goal for this sculpture and future murals is to recognize and pay homage to \u201cafro-centric hairstyles tied to afro-centric roots\u201d that \u201conly black men and black women can rock.\u201d The clenched fist grooming tool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historyworkshop.org.uk\/radical-objects-the-black-fist-afro-comb\/\">became popular<\/a> in black American culture after the civil rights era when influential community leaders had embraced their natural, unprocessed hair as part of their racial and cultural identity.<\/p>\n<p>The artwork came into view after the city officials approved a $7.2 million bond in 2019 earmarked for public art, which Cantrell said would primarily fund local black and brown artists.<\/p>\n<p>So far, the city has already purchased and displayed more than 60 pieces of artwork created by local black artists in front of public buildings, according to Cantrell.<\/p>\n<p>However, black conservative commentators responded to Cantrell\u2019s tweet by slamming the display propped in front of Gallier Hall\u2014 New Orleans\u2019 former City Hall\u2014in Lafayette Square.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breathtaking\ud83d\udca5\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udda4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gpHmzfvd1J\">pic.twitter.com\/gpHmzfvd1J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorcantrell\/status\/1537883562606596098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 1970\u2019s afro pick? #cringe,\u201d Anthony Brian Logan, a conservative commentator, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANTHONYBLOGAN\/status\/1538183329069125632\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barrington Martin II, the host of The Barrington Report, called the artwork \u201ca joke\u201d and \u201cpathetic\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_BarringtonII\/status\/1538169871359524866\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The enormous steel sculpture, dubbed \u201cAll Power to All People\u201d by artist Hank Willis Thomas, stands 28 feet tall and weighs 7,000 pounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic monuments have a higher charge now. They can celebrate a specific individual, or a group of people, but they should also invite a broader conversation about how a memorial can connect to the rest of the world and represent its people,\u201d Thomas said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/streetsdept.com\/2020\/10\/01\/artist-hank-willis-thomas-installs-25-foot-afro-pick-monument-in-west-philly\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Raising and clenching the fist became a salute and symbol for the Black Power movement during the 1960s, while the hair pick has styled black hair since the 20th century.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hair pick display, which is part of the \u201cMonumental Tour,\u201d a traveling exhibition with two other large-scale art pieces, will remain in New Orleans city square until July 12 before moving to the next destination.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday which Cantrell pushed New Orleans city officials to recognize immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell pulled the drapes off an art display of an oversized black fist afro comb on Friday in celebration of Juneteenth \u2014 the holiday commemorating the ending of U.S. slavery.\u00a0 Cantrell, who tweeted a series of photos of the display, called the artwork \u201cbreathtaking.\u201d \u201cThis sculpture is very fitting for this &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1433916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1524602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1524602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1433916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1524602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1524602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1524602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}