Banner authored the 2012 biography of Marilyn Monroe. USC “The Berks Conference was a beautiful one until it was soiled by Lois Banner’s hatefully racist comments,” Owens, who is black, tweeted.

The counterprotesters stood in front of the “It’s OK to be white” banner, blocking it with their own signs, and shouted over Blanchard’s megaphone. “Black lives matter.

A banner promoting an upcoming Juneteenth event in a South Carolina city has gotten criticism for depicting a white couple. Here’s what organizers say.