William was a preacher and a civil rights advocate, the author of many books, a father, a husband, a man of many accomplishments. But by every instinct and with consummate skill, his life could be summed up in another way: he was above all an organizer.
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Judges say no one in jail is currently being held on minor, non-violent charges alone.
The Sheriff’s Office has joined calls to lower the jail's population.
After the employee went public, investigations at the Gentilly High School uncovered myriad graduation problems and many seniors had to return to complete summer coursework.
First 120 beds will be ready this weekend, Edwards says.
Workers cleared several sites Thursday morning, boarding people onto buses to take them to temporary accommodations.
“I think many people fail to recognize the conditions in which poor and African American New Orleanians struggle to survive every day,” Dr. Allison Plyer said.
The petition also calls for the release of anyone arrested on low-level charges
Some low-level, non-violent arrests continue.
