I want to point to a couple of campaigns currently in progress at ColorOfChange.org that are well worth your consideration and support. Demand justice in post-Katrina shootings: "In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, White vigilantes hunted down Black men who entered Algiers Point and even … [Read more...]
Bad News Brands: Ray Nagin on Murder in New Orleans
November 6, 2007 By
I'm just now reading Ethan Brown's piece for the Guardian on the rising murder rate in New Orleans and hit this startling bit regarding news I totally missed at the time:The mayor, Ray Nagin, has been silent in the face of the sort of mass killing that occurred and often dismissive of it. This … [Read more...]
Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Jena 6
October 16, 2007 By
May still be in progress. Rizoh has the 411. I haven't gotten back to my roundup of hip hop support of the Jena 6 [I will] but big ups to everybody that's been pushing this thing. This isn't the end by any means but it's a great example of how online advocates helped build the initial … [Read more...]
Ethan Brown Predicts “Blood-letting” in New Orleans
October 5, 2007 By
In one of the calmest yet scariest blog posts I've ever read, Ethan Brown breaks down elements of policing and crime in New Orleans that convincingly lead to the possibility that New Orleans is facing a much bigger catastrophe than Katrina. In particular Ethan reveals just how fluid the situation … [Read more...]
Ethan Brown Moves to New Orleans
October 2, 2007 By
Ethan Brown, author of Queens Reigns Supreme and the upcoming Snitch, has moved to New Orleans and you can tell already that he's going to get a great book out of it if he makes it through: My fears about New Orleans played out for the rest of the summer: muggings spiked dramatically in the French … [Read more...]
