LaTosha Brown's blog

Co-authored by LaTosha Brown and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins. Crossposted from Nola.com.

In the next few months, we can redefine how the rest of America -- and the world -- sees New Orleans. [...Read more]

Despite the media frenzy that Hurricane Katrina brought to the Gulf Coast, many communities in the region felt that they were either misunderstood or overlooked. That invisibility translated into a failed recovery in many communities where citizens are still without basic needs, including permanent, affordable housing. We are determined that the communities most effected by the BP disaster will be heard and that we will not repeat the mistakes of the past. [...Read more]