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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

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Students in Dr. Madelon Powers\' Researching New Orleans History course (Fall 2007) recorded and transcribed short interviews regarding the effect of Katrina on New Orleans residents.\r\n\r\nAttached is the…

The Reprise of Shame\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nDecember 24, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nWe can all agree that housing choices for the poor should change. The historic, unanimous vote from New…

The Reprise of Shame

Girls are smarter than boys by knit-work design\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nOctober 1, 2007 \r\n\r\nLast week federal education officials released results from the National Assessment of…

Girls are smarter…

Are you down for the cause?\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nSeptember 24, 2007 \r\n\r\nWhen you first read the about the Jena 6 case, how did you feel? Your emotions probably poured along either…

Are you down for the…

The politics of friendship\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nAugust 20, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nThe recent investigations, indictments, plea bargains, confessionals, and jail sentences revolve around…

The politics of…

Not just better schools, better neighborhood schools\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\n\r\nSeptember 17, 2007\r\n\r\nBetween the rush to improve public school outcomes and the dash for charter…

Not just better…

10 ways to bring the public back into public education\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJuly 23, 2007 \r\n\r\nThis week, the Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas issued a request…

10 ways to bring the…

Adios amigos! No more taco trucks in Jefferson Parish\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJuly 2, 2007 \r\n\r\nThe Jefferson Parish City Council enacted an ordinance that placed a ban on those taco…

Adios amigos! No…

A sin is a sin: Black, white collar crime\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJune 25, 2007 \r\n\r\nFederal prosecutors indicted former New Orleans School Board member, Ellenese Brooks-Simms, for…

A sin is a sin:…

The school change game\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJune 18, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nThe State Superintendent of Education and the Recovery School District have contracted with architectural and…

The school change…