America was clobbered over the head with more bad news this month when the Census reported that the domestic poverty rate, and deep poverty rates, have reached record highs. Over 44 million Americans are living below the poverty rate — $11,139 for one person, and $25,625 for a family of…..
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Have you ever experienced an event so impactful that it dominates and fundamentally redirects your entire life? For my hometown of New Orleans and its residents, August 29, 2005 will be forever remembered in that way. Hurricane Katrina’s landfall was so pivotal that we in New Orleans almost universally refer…..
Melissa filled in for Lawrence O’Donnell last night on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” and will also be hosting Thursday and Friday. Watch last night’s episode below and tune in tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm EDT for more MHP. Watch last night’s episode.
Home is where the heart is. Or at least it used to be. For many Americans over the last few years, homeownership has been rife with heartache- the reality of trying to make ends meet during the worst economic era since the Great Depression.
I stand firm in my belief that together we can fashion a resolution that eliminates the Road Home Program’s discriminatory effects to the greatest extent possible, addresses blight and confronts the many unmet housing needs in our community. New Orleans’ success depends on it.
“My constituents wanted me to defy this until the end, but the end is here,” lamented Councilman Wayne Landry. Landry is referring to the St. Bernard Parish Council’s reported decision to acquiesce to the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center’s (GNOFHAC) and Provident Realty Advisors, Inc.’s demands in a…..
Hither my little world wended its crooked way on Sunday to meet other worlds, and gossip, and wonder, and make the weekly sacrifices with frenzied priest at the alter of the ‘old-time religion.” – W.E.B. Dubois
by Maya Rodriguez / Eyewitness News wwltv.com NEW ORLEANS - It was a vote in 2007 that would potentially change the face of public housing in New Orleans forever. As the New Orleans City Council unanimously moved to allow the demolition of several of the city’s major public housing complexes, chaos erupted…..
