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Jordan Flaherty : Post-Katrina New Orleans is a Divided City
In the new New Orleans, privatized, voucher-financed housing, left, has replaced traditional public housing like the deserted Lafitte housing projects on the right. Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP.A divided city:Seven years after Katrina in rebuilding New Orleans, the key … Continue reading
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Tagged Gentrification, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Privitazation, Racism, Urban Planning
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Jordan Flaherty : Gulf Residents Fear for the Future
Image from GRIID.Two years after the BP drilling disaster, Gulf residents fear for the future By Jordan Flaherty | The Rag Blog | April 23, 2012 “The Gulf is a robust ecosystem and it’s been dying the death of a … Continue reading
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Tagged British Petroleum, Ecology, Environment, Gulf Coast, Jordan Flaherty, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill
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Jordan Flaherty : The Battle for New Orleans Continues
New Orleans after Katrina. Image from Slate. Six years after Katrina: The battle for New Orleans continues Political power has shifted to whites, but blacks have not given up their struggle for a voice — and justice. By Jordan Flaherty … Continue reading
ART / Jordan Flaherty : ‘Every Portrait Tells a Story’
Sheila Phipps with some of her work from the exhibit, “Every Portrait Tells a Story.” Photo from Loop21. A mother’s art: Every portrait tells a story Sheila Phipps does portraits of young men she believes were convicted of crimes they … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Criminal Justice, Innocence Project, Jordan Flaherty, New Orleans
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Jordan Flaherty : Historic NOPD Verdict Reveals Post-Katrina Cops Run Amuck
Rev. Raymond Brown pumps his fist outside New Orleans Federal Court Friday in celebration of conviction of cops involved in the post-Katrina Danziger Bridge shootings. Photo by Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune From heroes to villains: NOPD verdict reveals post-Katrina … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Official Oppression, Police Brutality
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Jordan Flaherty : Cop Corruption on Trial in New Orleans
Trial of cops connected to the post-Katrina Danziger Bridge killings has gripped New Orleans.New Orleans cops:Danziger bridge trialbrings corruption front and center By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2011 NEW ORLEANS — In New Orleans’ federal … Continue reading
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Tagged Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Official Repression, Police Brutality
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Jordan Flaherty : Murder Trial Begins for Danziger Bridge Cops
Crime scene: New Orleans’ Danziger Bridge was the site of police shootings. Photo by Lucas Jackson / Reuters.New Orleans cops go on trial:Shot unarmed African-Americans in cold blood Did New Orleans media contribute to police violence after hurricane Katrina? By … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Criminal Justice, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Police Brutality
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Jordan Flaherty : Louisiana Civil Rights Activist Gets 15 Years on Drug Charge
Catrina Wallace (right), pictured with Caseptla Baily, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance. Wallace and Baily were both active in the campaign to support the Jena 6. Their door was broken down … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Drug Laws, Jena Six, Jordan Flaherty, Louisiana, Racism
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Jordan Flaherty : Rising Anxiety on the Gulf Coast
Many residents have been forced from their homes as a spillway is opened to protect major cities from the flood. Photo by Gallo / Getty / Al Jazeera.One disaster after another:Mississippi flood renews Gulf Coast anxietiesBy Jordan Flaherty / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Flooding, Gulf Coast, Jordan Flaherty, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Natural Disasters, New Orleans
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BOOKS / Lewis Wallace : Jordan Flaherty Chronicles Post-Katrina Resistance
Jordan Flaherty’s Floodlines:Community and resistance in New Orleans By Lewis Wallace / The Rag Blog / April 7, 2011 See ‘Jena Six activist convicted, faces decades in prison’ by Jordan Flaherty, Below. [Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Community Organizing, Jena Six, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, Lewis Wallace, New Orleans, Racism
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Jordan Flaherty : Race and Politics in Rural Louisiana
Image from The Louisiana Justice Center.Race and politics in rural Louisiana town The Black mayor of Waterproof, Louisiana has spent nearly a year behind bars without bail. By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2011 NEW ORLEANS … Continue reading
Jordan Flaherty : Challenging Louisiana’s ‘Crime Against Nature’ Law
Harassment of New Orleans sex workers. Photo from ColorLines.Justice Dept. calls law discriminatory:Victims fight Louisiana’s repressive‘Crime Against Nature’ statute Legal action comes with increased scrutiny from the federal government over the conduct of the New Orleans Police Department. By Jordan … Continue reading
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Tagged Discrimination, Jordan Flaherty, Law Enforcement, Louisiana, New Orleans, Police Repression, Sex Crimes, Sex Workers, Transgenders
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