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Stories from mainstream media Online news from New Orleans' Times-Picayune. AP story--Judge hears challenge to New Orleans' election. NPR(National Public Radio) story about New Orleans' election concerns. Guardian Unlimited story about why veteranss walked from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans. Who can rebuild; from the Christian Science Monitor. C S Monitor story about how to make FEMA reforms. NPR story about lead levels in the soil in New Orleans. New Orleans' toxic, rubble-strewn wasteland; story from the London Times. NPR story about the housing market in New Orleans. Story about the Gulf Coast housing boom from the CS Monitor. Alternative News & Blogs Evacuees lives still disrupted 7 months later, originally from New York Times. White House knew of the levee's failure on night of the storm, from the New York Times. Continuing series of on-the-ground stories about the affects from Katrina and its aftermath from Left Turn magazine. Check it out. Washington Post story--2 million people displaced by (Gulf Coast) storms. New Standard article about do-it-yourself relief in New Orleans. Infoshop story about race and the volunteer response to Katrina. Story from Infoshop--Home Depot has leased land from the Housing Authority of New Orleans. Starhawks's latest story on bioremediating in New Orleans. Building the Common Ground Collective, a story from Infoshop. Story from the San Francisco Bay Guardian about Burners Without Borders, a group from Burning Man Festival that is helping on the Gulf Coast. Blogging in the New Orleans' area. Cincinnati Black Blog article, "The Whitening of America", Wed. Apr. 13, 2005. Talks about Air America radio yanking Chuck D's show and how the Democrats have whitened their base. Relief Organizations List of relief organizations, from Left Turn magazine. Common Ground Collective is providing on the ground support in the New Orleans area. Emergency Communities is helping out in St. Bernard's Parish, outside of New Orleans. A network of people who are doing the heavy work of rebuilding out of the ruins in the south and other areas, including Thailand. Four Directions Solidarity Network, helping the native communities of Southern Louisiana. Coastal tribes' appeal for help and how to reach them. Family Farm Defenders is helping family farmers affected by the storms by repairing and delivering tractors and other farm equipment to those in need. Black History Book review of Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster from Detroit's Metrotimes. Important cities in black history. Research paper on Congo Square. Lots of information about the Mardi Gras Indians--history, culture and language. Music, musicians & music history New Orleans & Louisiana Music News. Louisiana and New Orleans' Online Music Resource. Reuter's article on New Orleans' reemerging music scene. Story about New Orleans' musicians at the South by Southwest Festival, in Austin, Texas. NPR story about Fats Domino after Katrina. Irma Thomas' biography and discography from a Helsinki site. History of the main line. History of the second line. Lyrics and information about Iko Iko from a Grateful Dead site. Trail of the Hellhound, bios for many blues musicians who led the way. Mike Bloomfield's bio. Talks about interaction between young white musicians & black musicians in Chicago, in the '60's, and the rest of his life story. Public Enemy's site, home of Chuck D. Story about a Zanzibar Music Festival that mixes traditional African music with rap and hip hop. Mardi Gras & Jazz Festival NPR story about this year's Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras reflects loss of black middle class, from Washington Post. Guardian Unlimited comment concerning the Zulu krewe from Mardi Gras. Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club information. New Orleans' Jazz & Heritage Festival information and schedule. Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band at Jazz Fest. Food Creole & Cajun food history. Music, Culture & Food of New Orleans. Red Beans & Rice recipe. Note: the beans need to be soaked overnight or for at least 8 hours, then drained. This was left out of the recipe. Art & Culture Solidarity not Charity video shows what is happening on the ground in New Orleans now. Neighborhood Story Project; a documentary program in New Orleans, working with high school students. NPR story about "Studio in the Woods", a nature reserve and artist-in-residency program, across the river from New Orleans. An art exhibit in Philadelphia shows historic photos from New Orleans. Poet Andre Codrescu's song about New Orleans. Information about Les Blank, a filmmaker who specializes in films about music and culture. He made a great film called Always for Pleasure, a look at the spirit of New Orleans, including preparations for Mardi Gras. Other Information Information about Walkin to New Orleans. Voice of the Wetlands is an organization dedicated to preserving southern Louisiana's wetlands. Greyhound bus information. Amtrak train information. Emergency preparedness information and links for just about any catastrophic event you can think of, like wild fires, floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis. etc. Inspiring story about World Trade Center restaurant survivors who have opened their own restaurant. Could be a model for other areas. |
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