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Sometimes, being recognized for the community work you do gives you a moment to pause and ask an even bigger question: What happens when that same community needs its leaders to stand up for what’s right? [...] Read More... from Recognition is powerful. Accountability is even more powerful. The post Recognition is powe
The initiative brings New Orleans’ Civil Rights and education history to life during the third week of November with field trips, reenactments and social events. [...] Read More... from After three-year push by BE NOLA, schools establish Black Education History Week in New Orleans The post After three-year push by BE N
Nonprofits like YEP, The 18th Ward, and Café Reconcile go beyond child care, keeping New Orleans kids active, connected, and reaching goals [...] Read More... from ‘We’re all in this together’: New Orleans community care The post ‘We’re all in this together’: New Orleans community care appeared first on The Lens .
Students, teachers and neighbors gathered near Norman Mayer Library to remember the 14-year-old Abramson student and band member. [...] Read More... from ‘It’s good to see all the love that my baby had’: New Orleans second-lines for Damiri Eves The post ‘It’s good to see all the love that my baby had’: New Orleans seco
An open letter to Mayor Helena Moreno and the New Orleans City Council. [...] Read More... from It is time for New Orleans to pause on surveillance technology The post It is time for New Orleans to pause on surveillance technology appeared first on The Lens .
The jury room can risk becoming a mere numbers game — a race to a unanimous verdict that targets dissenting voices rather than thoroughly analyzing the testimony. But when a single juror holds out, they force evidence-driven deliberations rather than verdict-driven ones. [...] Read More... from The unpopular vote: why
Changes to federal food assistance and a new recognition of Black education history raise important questions about students, schools, and the history taught in New Orleans classrooms. [...] Read More... from SNAP cuts could threaten free school meals as New Orleans marks Black Education History week. The post SNAP cut
Laws in Louisiana and other states now curb the use of community-collected data. In Louisiana, public air monitors are often located miles from major industrial polluters and fail to test for some of the most dangerous chemicals. [...] Read More... from America’s air monitors are disappearing, along with the power to e
More than 90% of Orleans public schools automatically offer free breakfast and lunch to all students due to high SNAP enrollment rates. With Louisiana SNAP cutting 1 in 5 recipients, school cafeterias could also be serving fewer free meals. [...] Read More... from As one in five Louisiana families lose SNAP, N.O. schoo
A series by Louisiana for Children’s Rights, in partnership with The Lens, that elevates the voices and experiences of Black youth currently or formerly detained in the Orleans Parish juvenile jail [...] Read More... from The Voices in Our World: “I See Potential in My Life” The post The Voices in Our World: “I See Pot
After the passing of Jerome “Big Duck” Smith, how must we as a community honor his legacy? [...] Read More... from When a giant falls, how do we honor him? The post When a giant falls, how do we honor him? appeared first on The Lens .
Twenty-one years after Katrina, New Orleans is still here — not because we can take a beating, but because we keep choosing one another. [...] Read More... from Katrina 21: Care Forgot. We Didn’t. The post Katrina 21: Care Forgot. We Didn’t. appeared first on The Lens .
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