January 2015

The Plateau section of the Africatown community is often referred to as "Africatown's Bedroom Community.” As the name suggests, the Plateau neighborhood's elevation is higher than any other area of the community. Africatown is surrounded on three sides by water. To the north is Hog Bayou, on the east is the Mobile River and to the south is the Three Mile Creek.

Climate and Environment

Disaster, Response and Renewal

Old Reminder for the New Year

With the kids out of school and things slow for the holidays, I have been using the opportunity to get myself better organized a bit for the year to come. I have amassed quite the collection of business cards, papers, reports – bills too, lol – over the last five years of this journey, and it has been both daunting and liberating to weed out that which has been uselessly taking up space in my life.

Criminalization and Justice

Education and Human Development

Race and Racial Justice

Do Black Lives Matter To Our Schools?

All children have the right to an education. However, harsh disciplinary practices regularly deprive students of that right through the use of out-of-school suspensions and expulsions—which often serve to feed students into the school-to-prison pipeline.

Climate and Environment

Disaster, Response and Renewal

Land and Housing

A Big Week For Bayou Corne Residents Harmed by Texas Brine's Sinkhole

It's a big week this week for those concerned about the Bayou Corne community, located near the site of Texas Brine's sinkhole. Here's what's happening:

Climate and Environment

Economy and Work

Health and Wellness

“What Happens Offshore Stays Offshore” – Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry Veteran Speaks Out

This is part one of a three part series featuring an insider look at the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico - including environmental practices, worker-related injuries and deaths, and the industry’s economic and political influence - through the lens of thirty-five-year oil worker Randy Comeaux.