Talking to Homeless People in New Orleans, January 2019
New Orleans is home to more than 1,300 homeless people. Everybody has a story.
The Full Time Work of Freeing People From Louisiana's 'Horrible' Criminal Justice System
Since 2001, the Innocence Project New Orleans [IPNO] has freed 33 innocent people from spending their lives in prison…
New Orleans Votes to Help Workers by Cracking Down on Corporate Tax Breaks
New Orleans isn’t just giving handouts to any ole company anymore.
Talking to Homeless People in New Orleans
The Big Easy can be hard. New Orleans has more than 1,300 homeless residents. They can tell you how it is.
New Orleans Police Search for Suspects
in Shooting That Killed 3, Injured 7
New Orleans police continued their manhunt Sunday morning for two suspects who opened fire on a large crowd of people…
The Secret, All-White Committee Advising New Orleans’ Black Woman Mayor on the Fate of Confederate Statues
Nearly a year ago today, New Orleans residents cheered, sang, and danced in the streets as they watched the city take…
How Louisiana Buried the History of the Nation’s First Black Lieutenant Governor
Back in 1976, when Brian Mitchell was eight years old, a teacher in his Louisiana school system asked if anyone in the…
The Case of the 'Perfect' Undocumented Immigrant
Christopher San Martin, the tiny boy pedaling the miniature red car, turned six years old in November. It probably…
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules That a Man Who Asked for a 'Lawyer Dog' Shouldn't Get a Lawyer
A 24-year-old Louisiana man could spend the rest of his life behind bars, thanks to one of the most infuriating court…
Splinter Is Heading Down South
Since the 2016 election, many media outlets, including Splinter, have dusted themselves off and resolved to Understand…
White Guy Announces Well-Intentioned Bid for New Orleans Mayor With Wack Rap Video
A New Orleans-based visual artist just dropped the [fire emoji] rap video of the year on Wednesday to announce he’s…
New Orleans Tears Down Its Fourth Monument to the Confederacy
The city of New Orleans is tearing down another Confederate statue on Friday, after months of controversy and threats…
Protest Over Confederate Memorials in New Orleans Turns Ugly As Monuments Start To Come Down
The debate over removing a series of Confederate memorials across New Orleans reached a fever pitch this weekend.
'Stonewall is a pro-cop bar': The paradox of being an LGBTQ gentrifier
Many lament the loss of a city’s historically gay neighborhood to the forces of gentrification. Less often do they…
A transgender drag performer gunned down in New Orleans is the fifth trans woman murdered in 2017
Chyna Gibson, a transgender woman and a drag performer, was shot and killed outside a New Orleans shopping center on…
Black students protesting notorious racist David Duke got violently pepper-sprayed by police
New Orleans police unleashed pepper sprayed and threatened to tase students who were protesting former Ku Klux Klan…
A fierce battle is raging over this monument to white supremacy in New Orleans
While you probably would never get an elected official to endorse graffiti, much of New Orleans city government would…
After Katrina, where did all the New Orleans black teachers go?
NEW ORLEANS —Educator Kristi Walton was born, bred, and trained as a teacher in her hometown of New Orléans. She…
Solange Knowles perfectly explains why black women don't feel safe in 'white spaces'
Solange Knowles gave an unfortunately necessary tutorial for people who describe black women and girls as “angry” in a…
5 things that prove America's national anthem isn't our only racist tradition
It shouldn’t be news that the United States was built on the backs of slaves. But recently, the realization that this…