http://www.thedefendersonline.com A civil rights blog promoting informed discourse on issues of race, justice, equality and democracy. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/06/new-orleans-after-the-deluge/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/06/new-orleans-after-the-deluge/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:54:36 +0000 The Editors http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=10689 Paula L. Woods Josh Neufeld, a nonfiction graphic artist, tells in words and pictures the true stories of seven New Orleanians and their families, some of whom evacuated the area, some of whom toughed out Katrina and the subsequent flooding.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/06/new-orleans-after-the-deluge/feed/ 1 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/01/30/displaced-soul-rebels-help-jazz-up-the-big-easy/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/01/30/displaced-soul-rebels-help-jazz-up-the-big-easy/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:49:23 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=3299 Erik Gleibermann, ColorLines magazine In the days after Hurricane Katrina, the band members from the Soul Rebels Brass Band-dispersed from Texas to South Carolina and beyond-made a pledge over their cell phones. They would go home again and blast funk-infused horns at club Le Bon Temps Roulé.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/01/30/displaced-soul-rebels-help-jazz-up-the-big-easy/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/22/whites-shooting-blacks-in-katrina%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98hidden-race-war%e2%80%99/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/22/whites-shooting-blacks-in-katrina%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98hidden-race-war%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:51:09 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=2314 The Editors An 18-month investigation revealed a ‘hidden race war’ in post-Katrina New Orleans in which white vigilante groups shot at least 11 African-American men. These shootings have not been investigated by local police.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/22/whites-shooting-blacks-in-katrina%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98hidden-race-war%e2%80%99/feed/ 2 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/05/many-children-who-survived-katrina-still-suffering/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/05/many-children-who-survived-katrina-still-suffering/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:42:48 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=1813 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/12/05/many-children-who-survived-katrina-still-suffering/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/11/13/a-long-way-from-home/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/11/13/a-long-way-from-home/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:03:57 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=1244 Damon Hewitt A year and a half after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, native son and R&B singer Roi Anthony released a song entitled “A Long Way From Home.” Part mournful and part hopeful, the song captured the burdened yet resilient spirit of New Orleanians displaced by the storm. Sadly, over three years after Katrina, his lyrics continue to ring true.]]> http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/11/13/a-long-way-from-home/feed/ 0 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/10/10/working-towards-simple-justice-for-the-katrina-diaspora/ http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/10/10/working-towards-simple-justice-for-the-katrina-diaspora/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:01:51 +0000 The Editors http://thedefendersonline.org/?p=191 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2008/10/10/working-towards-simple-justice-for-the-katrina-diaspora/feed/ 0