On the Record

On The Record #106: Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on His Tour of the South and Racial Injustice

April Ryan
November 14, 2019

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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu arrives for a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening the newly built main terminal of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Landrieu’s administration was behind the efforts to build the new terminal, although it was not completed during his last term in office. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about his tour of the south, racial injustice, and his book “In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History.”

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan