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Issue: Public Housing
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At least 11,400 families displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita had been living in public housing or receiving federal rental assistance. Few rental properties have been rebuilt, however, and many public housing projects are still closed or face demolition. Many in the diaspora remain uncertain about the fate of the places they called home. |
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Lives Out of Context: A Hurricane of Race |
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Ten photographers from Kamoinge, a New York-based collective of African-American photographers, documented ravished communities impacted by the hurricane and the devastation's far-reaching ramifications on the economic, social, and racial fabric of its residents; the resulting body of work explores the despair, as well as the hope and resilience of the many residents who have lived in these communities for countless generations. |
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Photographs by Russell K. Frederick |
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Photographs by Shawn Walker |
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Not As Seen On TV |
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Two producers from New York City's Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) traveled to New Orleans to collaborate with two local teen reporters on videos that illustrate how people of all ages are coping after Katrina. The films touch on how art can be used for healing, how residents are helping themselves in the absence of government support, and how issues of race, culture, and poverty continue to play a central role in recovery, relief, and revitalization efforts. |
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