“Calls to defund the police and/or prison abolition can sound scary to those just hearing about them. Understanding what these mean and how they’re justified may help people grapple with what might appear frightening and too radical at first.”
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 86: Stories to tell
Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien talks about COVID-19, the Trump Administration… and bad news writing. And Ashlin Parker from Trumpet Mafia reacts to the city’s push to offer some live entertainment amid the pandemic.
Posted inSection G
The Section G Project Part 4: The Legacy
The final story in our series on the life and career of New Orleans Judge Frank Shea.
Posted inSection G
The Section G Podcast episode 5: ‘Maybe it should grind to a halt’
The legacy of Judge Frank Shea.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Amid calls for police defunding, NOPD chief touts reforms
‘While there is much work to be done there is much that we should be proud of,’ Ferguson said.
Posted inCoronavirus
Sheriff’s Office: No positive COVID-19 cases among inmates in city jail
The city’s jail implemented mass testing in April, seeing an initial spike in cases that grew to 94 by late May.
Posted inSchools
Fifteen black-led New Orleans charter school groups make Juneteenth paid holiday
‘We want to make sure we are protecting our youth and especially inspiring them around their culture,’ one school leader said.
Posted inSchools
After months of delay in Kennedy HS class-action suit, plaintiffs ask judge to force school to move on evidence production
Lawyer says the school has been using federal privacy laws to avoid records requests and will not agree to a procedure allowing students to waive those protections. Kennedy’s charter group will relinquish the school next month.
Posted inOpinion
A lesson in policing from New Orleans history
Author Orissa Arend recalls the Black Panthers’ community policing effort in the Desire Housing Project in her latest op-ed. “Look at us now, 50 years later, experiencing a worldwide consciousness awakening to the realization that the Panthers were right!”
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Behind The Lens episode 85: ‘Turn and face the strange’
More than a week after the Crescent City Connection incident, New Orleans’ police chief faces tough questions at City Council. And a new survey of New Orleans students supports the idea that the educational experience is split badly along racial lines.