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Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans' education system forever, creating the first all-charter school district in the U.S.
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever destroying the school system but for ...
Eternal Seeds, a youth art program in New Orleans, unveiled a mural along the levee breach site, commemorating the 20th ...
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, so many families found refuge in North Texas. Now, 20 years later, we show how ...
Hurricane Katrina silenced our stadiums and put our teams on the brink, but out of the darkness came a brighter day for fans.
When Hurricane Katrina struck 20 years ago, it devastated New Orleans and transformed its schools, leaving behind the nation's first all-charter district. For many who lived through that upheaval, the ...
In this StoryCorps, a New Orleans man remembers the harrowing moments when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast nearly 20 years ago.
On Friday, leaders from across New Orleans came together to remember the impact Hurricane Katrina had on the city. They also announced that a week of civic actions and public conversations will ...
In some ways, Hurricane Katrina was a chance to use — or consider — the lessons found in our traditional jazz culture. A main musical characteristic of New Orleans-style jazz is improvisation.
Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.
This is how New Orleans community organizer Malik Rahim prefaces the calm before “ Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” plunges into one of the deadliest storms in American history.