A Jew and a Gentile write about prejudice and antisemitism in New Orleans and beyond.
Category: Race
The Story of Fox & Rob – A 21-Year Battle Out Of Angola State Prison
January 1, 2019Little did Fox and Rob Richardson know that six months after their marriage, they would spend the next 21 years fighting a 60-year sentence in Angola.
Study Finds Rampant Inequality in New Orleans Hotel Industry Wages
December 29, 2018According to new figures released by The Data Center on Friday, people of color are disproportionately hired for positions that pay less than $15/hr.
Charter Schools and Race in New Orleans
December 21, 2018With a 5-2 vote by the Orleans Parish School Board, the last remaining public high school in New Orleans became its latest charter school.
Privilege and Patriotism: race relations in the military and toward military veterans
December 20, 2018This is Tilman Hardy’s perspective on race relations in the military and toward military veterans—here in New Orleans, and throughout America.
The Color of Film Fests: An Interview with Gian Smith on The 1st Annual Black Film Festival of New Orleans
December 16, 2018From December 21st to the 23rd, just days before Christmas, the Ashe Cultural Center will play host to the first annual Black Film Festival of New Orleans.
Four Historic Trees
December 1, 2018A look into the arguments against the proposed affordable housing development in the Bywater.
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana – Could NOLA’s Disadvantaged Communities Benefit?
December 1, 2018Does acceptance via legalization forgive past transgressions? What happens to the people who have records for possessing cannabis?
White Women: We Need To Talk About Race
November 30, 2018Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner calls on white women to engage in difficult conversations with one another and to become change agents to dismantle racism in America.
Environmental Injustice
October 1, 2018Injustice. The word holds weight. People will ban together and stomp out clear-cut injustice – but what about when it is hazy? The slow leaching of pollutants into the air and water offers such a hazy, smoggy, situation, as the effects are insidious and can take decades to fully manifest. Environmental hazards seem to be […]
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