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…or the garden district, or even downtown – haphazard as the rebuilding and rejuvenation of downtown is. midcity approaches it but nothing i’ve seen so far comes close to the 9th ward. today i did some volunteer work in the ward. driving across the industrial canal i thought i was prepared. i wasn’t. driving was […]
last night was worse than i thought. the one time i didn’t turn on the tv first thing and today there was stuff to see. houses torn to toothpicks throughout the area. one death. several minor injuries. add to the sadness that in certain areas houses had just completed repairs from hurricane katrina before they […]
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turns out we had some bad weather…downed a few houses, damaged quite a few roofs. tornadoes touched down in new orleans – like there wasn’t enough going on here. i’m fine though…no worries!
call it paranoia call it old age, call it whatever you want but i half expect for there to be tornadoes here tonight. i know. ridiculous. all the more so because i’ve spent a good part of my life in the fringes of tornado alley. i’m accustomed to the warning system that takes up residency […]
in 1950 psychologist keneth clark conducted a ground breaking study that illustrated the self esteem – or lack there of – of black children. the premise was simple…two identical dolls were set in front of little brown children and they were asked simple questions…which was smart? which was pretty? most answered the white doll? by […]
this was the first full weekend of parades. i don’t think most people realize that mardi gras is not just fat tuesday. instead it lasts for a while. plenty of time for folks to have beads thrown at them at parades, walk about with open containers, and listen to high school bands jam down the […]
I spent today running around…after staying on the phone until almost 4am…catching up with an old friend, I only managed to get about 4 hours of sleep before I had to be up and ready for my interview. It went well. But don’t get too excited, I think I have successfully managed to get two […]
if you read my sister’s blog this is a repeat…if not, well, let me just say this is a special irritation of mine. i’ve never been able to quite put my finger on why the seeming compliment of “you speak so well” bothers me. it is a lot like telling me i’m pretty…for a black […]
since katrina, the population of new orleans has shrunk almost in half. at the same time, the number of reported cases of domestic violence have increased by 50%. 50%. that’s not the actual number of cases, just those that spoke up, sought help, got asked and were able to answer the question. that doesn’t speak […]
it is official, i’m not just in the background but i will also be in the forefront of the school of public health and tropical medicine’s vagina monologues. i am doing this year’s spotlight piece as well as a smaller piece in the middle. in addition to that i’m also responsible for press and designing […]
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