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Anti-Violence Blogger Among 19 Shot on Mother’s Day in New Orleans
by Brentin Mock on May 13 2013, 1:54PM
Journalist and documentarian Deborah “Big Red” Cotton was one of the 19 people wounded in the tragic shooting during a “second line” Mother’s Day parade yesterday. In total, ten men, seven women and two 10-year-old children were injured. Cotton had…
Topics: National Security, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
New Orleans Police Chief Says Curfew Enforcement Isn’t Racially Biased
by Jorge Rivas on March 29 2013, 11:23AM
Even though 93 percent of those arrested are black.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
You’ll Love This Inspiring Video From New Orleans School Kids
by Jamilah King on March 12 2013, 1:30PM
Students can be leaders, too.
Topics: /NOW Blog
‘Heckuva’ Job Brownie’ Mocks Super Bowl Blackout
by Jorge Rivas on February 4 2013, 5:12PM
Racial undertones, anyone?
Culture of Sexual Abuse in New Orleans Prison Addressed with Consent Decree
by Brentin Mock on December 11 2012, 12:23PM
Agreement between New Orleans sheriff and DOJ includes new safeguards to stop prisoner rape.
Topics: Voting Rights 2012, /NOW Blog
In Haiti, Officials Fear Rising Food Prices and Increase in Cholera Cases
by Jorge Rivas on October 30 2012, 10:14AM
Almost three years after an earthquake devastated Haiti, the country now faces another threat after Hurricane Sandy.
Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW Blog
Wyclef Jean Faces the Music About His Now-Defunct Charity, Yéle Haiti
by Akiba Solomon on October 12 2012, 12:30PM
Yéle Haiti, the charity founded by former Fugees frontman Wyclef Jean, is no more. The organization, which raised millions of dollars after the January 12, 2010 Haitian earthquake, faced accusations of financial mismanagement prior to the quake and is is…
Topics: /NOW Blog
Undocumented Immigrants in New Orleans Fear Isaac and Deportation
by Jorge Rivas on August 28 2012, 2:57PM
In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans saw a surge of new undocumented immigrants in the city that were drawn by the high paying construction jobs.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
We’re One Natural Disaster Away From Another Recession
by Imara Jones on August 28 2012, 10:01AM
Our economy is still gravely fragile, and people of color will weather the worst of the storm.
Topics: /NOW Blog
Gov. Bobby Jindal Calls for Coastal Parishes to Voluntarily Evacuate
by Jorge Rivas on August 27 2012, 1:10PM
The announcement came as tropical Storm Isaac continues west-northwestward over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and poses a significant storm surge threat to the northern Gulf coast.
Topics: Environment, /NOW Blog
Hurricane Could Hit New Orleans on 7th Anniversary of Katrina
by Jorge Rivas on August 27 2012, 11:23AM
Isaac remains on track to hit New Orleans area as Category 1 hurricane.
Topics: Environment, /NOW Blog
Hurricane Could Hit New Orleans on 7th Anniversary of Katrina
by Jorge Rivas on August 27 2012, 11:23AM
Isaac remains on track to hit New Orleans area as Category 1 hurricane.
Topics: Environment, /NOW Blog
60 Percent of Louisiana Prison Doctors Disciplined by State Med Board
by Jamilah King on July 30 2012, 10:30AM
Louisiana’s is the world’s prison capital — and also a dumping ground for shady doctors.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Blacks Disproportionately Hit by Layoffs at New Orleans Newspaper
by Jorge Rivas on June 22 2012, 11:06AM
Blacks were disproportionately hit by the layoffs at the The Times-Picayune.
Judge Rules Thousands of School Workers Wrongfully Fired After Katrina
by Jorge Rivas on June 22 2012, 10:36AM
On Thursday, a Louisiana judge ruled that thousands of New Orleans school employees were wrongfully fired after Hurricane Katrina shut down the entire city in 2005.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
New Orleans Becomes Largest U.S. City Without Daily Newspaper
by Jorge Rivas on May 25 2012, 10:51AM
The cuts come after the paper saw a steep drop in circulation. I n 2005, before Hurricane Katrina, the paper had a daily circulation of 261,000; in March of this year, the circulation was 132,000.
New Orleans: All Four Danziger Bridge Cops Sentenced to 40-65 Years
by Jorge Rivas on April 5 2012, 11:04AM
On Wednesday the Justice Department announced five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for the shootings of unarmed civilians in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Turns Out the Largest Recipient of Haiti’s Relief Money Is the U.S.
by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 1:59PM
“Haiti looks like the earthquake happened two months ago,” says Bill Quigley.
Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW Blog
Jails Paid Per Prisoner? That’s Perverse, Say NOLA Advocates
by Noelle de la Paz on December 1 2011, 9:45AM
Orleans Parish Prison receives money based on how many inmates are detained each day. And go figure, it’s got the largest county jail per capita of any major U.S. city.
Topics: Criminal Justice
A Miracle in New Orleans Schools? Students Say, Not Quite
by Julianne Hing on November 9 2011, 10:00AM
Students of color concerned about New Orleans’ inequitable school reforms organized to have their voices heard, and the district listened.
Topics: Schools & Youth
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