February 3, 2011
New Paralegal Training Provides Ray of Hope for Formerly Incarcerated People in New Orleans
By Rosana Cruz
Originally posted on Bridge the Gulf
Drive down this short stretch of St. Bernard Avenue, and you will see signs of a struggling neighborhood in despair. Bars, blighted homes, metal-grated storefronts, and the still-shuttered Circle Food Store tell the story of this strip. Here in New Orleans’ 7th ward, hope and sustenance have been drained by Katrina’s floodwaters, and by decades of racism’s insidious trend of sapping vital resources from a community.
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June 3, 2010
Fishing in Oil: New Orleans’ Fishermen Struggle to Maintain Business
By David Eubanks
Oil spill containment efforts continue to fail more than a month after the BP Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil has already contaminated marine life bordering Louisiana and is beginning to threaten the coastline along Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. As the spill spreads it poses an obvious threat to the environment and as it worsens the economic impact on the local communities, specifically minority communities, becomes an increasing concern.
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