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During the 1619 Project event in Houston, moderator Melanie Lawson led the audience in an ovation for Shell Oil. The World Socialist Web Site describes this as typical of an "affluent petty bourgeois social stratum" that prioritizes personal profit over the human rights of Africans.
Melanie Lawson, a Houston newscaster and member of The Links (the female counterpart to the Boule), is identified as a key figure in the Shell-sponsored event. The leadership of the Emancipation Park Conservancy is shown to be comprised of individuals with deep ties to the energy industry and elite black social organizations.
