Article snippet: So far, marches are canceled in Chicago, New Orleans, Washington state, and California, with the latter now defending itself after claiming one of the reasons it halted the event was too many white people were involved. The Times-Standard in Northern California reported on the canceled march in the mostly white Humboldt County: As Breitbart News reported in December the Washington state chapter of Women’s March disbanded because of the anti-Semitic leadership controversy: The Advocate reported on the New Orleans chapter of the National Organization of Women’s (NOW) March’s cancellation: The controversy began when one of the Women’s March leaders, Teresa Shook, called for leaders of the organization — Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez, Bob Bland, and Palestinian anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour to step down. Mallory has praised the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, a widely recognized anti-Semite. Sarsour wrote in a November statement posted on the Women’s March website: The Associated Press (AP) reported on the Chicago’s Women’s March’s cancellation, with organizers citing high costs and not enough volunteers. Follow Penny Starr on Twitter Link to the full article to read more