NOLA.comLouisiana's flawed Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: An editorialNOLA.comThe Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, along with the NAACP and other advocates, are calling on the state to admit that it made a mistake, review all its f…
NOLA.comRebuilding aspect of Hurricane Katrina grant program underemphasizedNOLA.comA form to measure interest in the program talked about elevating an existing house, and Stovall knew he'd have to tear his eastern New Orleans home down and build a…
HIV NOLA responds to HIV/AIDS in black communitybestofneworleans.com (blog)James Perry and Melissa Harris-Perry helped design and host the site organized by event coordinator Michael Hickerson. James Perry wrote on the group's blog, "For whate…
NOLA.comNew Orleans children still likely to live in high-poverty neighborhoodsNOLA.comBut a study released in 2009 by the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center showed that public housing residents who use Section 8 vouchers are still likely t…
Anita Hill: Housing crash poses bigger problemsFlorida Courier26 on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry," Hill said "record-breaking" settlements have been created to address the nation's foreclosure crisis, but have been criticiz…
Holistic approach to education can close achievement gapmsnbc.com (blog)MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry, Communities in Schools National Board Chair Elaine Wynn, and Telemundo's Nightly News anchor Jose Diaz-Balart joined Morning Joe to talk about…
New York TimesAt MSNBC, a Professor as TV HostNew York TimesWeek seven of Melissa Harris-Perry's introductory course in African-American studies at Tulane University includes a lecture about “the hollow prize” — a theory that African-American…
Many Renters Unsure Of RightsWDSU New OrleansThey don't know what their rights are," said James Perry, of the GNO Fair Housing Action Center. Perry said their hotlines are ringing off the hook from frustrated renters. If people have the money …
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March Awareness March Announced on Black AIDS DayNOLA DefenderHere in New Orleans, HIV/AIDS affects the black community disproportionately, according to local activist James Perry. As proof, the former mayoral candidate throws out some stats on a commu…
