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Bad medicine in Louisiana prisons

by Xander Adams May 5, 2021April 13, 2022
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Salt, Soil, & Supper: Louisiana's shrimping industry is in jeopardy. Again!

by Xander Peters March 24, 2021September 27, 2023
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The Southern Tenant Union Playbook

by Sam Russek March 12, 2021March 15, 2021
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Salt, Soil, & Supper: Urban ag gets a bump from the feds

by Xander Peters March 3, 2021September 27, 2023
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The South's communication infrastructure can't withstand climate change

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021September 27, 2023
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Meet the Southern librarians fighting for racial justice and truth-telling

by Jason Christian December 29, 2020November 13, 2023
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In Louisiana's petrochemical corridor, COVID-19 spreads like cancer

by Drew Hawkins December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
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After two devastating hurricanes, southwest Louisiana worries the rest of the country has already moved on

by Xander Peters November 9, 2020September 27, 2023
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Black Power in the South: How to keep supporting the movement

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors November 6, 2020April 20, 2021
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If the Democratic Party made the perfect candidate in a lab, it would be Adrian Perkins

by Jeanie Riess October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
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Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Salt, Soil, & Supper: Let's talk Indigenous gumbo

by Xander Peters October 14, 2020September 27, 2023
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The story of '2 Quarter George,' New Orleans draughtsman

by Frances Madeson September 23, 2020November 14, 2023
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Too heartbreaking to leave, too expensive to stay. More than 802,000 homes are at risk of climate disaster—mostly in the South.

by Xander Peters August 7, 2020November 21, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

John Lewis' legacy: Four Southern states are still battling for voter rights

by Neesha Powell-Ingabire August 3, 2020November 21, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Amidst COVID-19, Louisiana parents and advocates are working to bring detained youth home

by Frances Madeson for the Louisiana Illuminator July 27, 2020September 16, 2020
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Breathing while Black in Mossville, Louisiana

by Danielle Purifoy June 18, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Without visits or confidential calls, Louisiana prisoners can't access legal help

by Katie Fernelius May 8, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

What happened to New Orleans' Black truck farming culture?

by Xander Peters April 27, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Rebellion on the Coast: Louisiana artists reenact Black armed resistance

by Frances Madeson April 14, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inARTS & SOUL

Black educators' harrowing tales of Reconstruction come to life in 'The Uninvited'

by Frances Madeson March 13, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Gulf South communities say climate justice requires new economic systems

by Emily Carmichael February 11, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inRACE & PLACE

Slave rebellion replaces Confederate reenactments. Watch now.

by Tricia Towey January 29, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inARTS & SOUL

South of Rider-Waite: Four Southern Tarot Decks that Tackle Representation in Imagery, Theme, and Language

by Christie Matherne December 23, 2019April 24, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Hope in the rural South: Black students combat segregation, poverty and dwindling school funding

by Meredith Kolodner October 21, 2019November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

New Orleans almost won a victory for affordable housing––here's what's next

by Emily Carmichael October 14, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

High stakes for the climate in Louisiana elections

by Carly Berlin October 7, 2019September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How Gulf South communities are creating their own Green New Deal

by Emily Carmichael August 26, 2019September 27, 2023

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