A trial date has finally been set for a 55-year-old white man who was charged with shooting at three black men in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Imagine being a federal agency that is supposed to provide help and support for victims of natural disasters in their time of need, and when one such victim—a deserving recipient who survived Hurricane Katrina—applies for and receives such aid, you come after him 12 years later and begin garnishing his check to get…
The focus of environmental justice has been the preservation of ecologies and spaces largely uninhabited by people of color. There is grave consideration for the preservation of national parks, but not for the preservation of black life and space.
The city of New Orleans has agreed to settle a civil rights case stemming from a lethal confrontation between New Orleans police officers and unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina.
When the rain started on Aug. 23, 2005, in New Orleans, many residents weren't worried. The swampy bayou was used to wet weather. However, days later, when the weather didn't let up and the storm surged from a threat to an absolute promise to ravage the Southern city, those residents were worried … and trapped. The…
