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Southern youth are speaking out on the mental health crisis, the challenges they face, and anxieties they hope to overcome.
Posted inSOUTHERN POLITICS

Notes on 'In Their Own Words,' a series on the youth mental health crisis

by Rainesford Stauffer September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

Young people in the South are speaking out on their mental health challenges and anxieties—like climate change, gun violence, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and lack of access to care in schools. Advocating for themselves requires sharing their perspectives.

The headquarters of New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the Musicians' Clinic. Every month, the Foundation pays Bethany Bultman and her husband Johann $4,094 in rent for its use of the building for its offices. Photo by Trenity Thomas for Scalawag.
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Plantation Politics: The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic's crisis of credibility

by Drew Hawkins June 1, 2023June 2, 2023
Forever New Orleans tourism campaign advertisements. Illustrations by Keysha Rivera.
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Disaster capitalism, climate change, and the campaign to sell Black New Orleans

by Nicole Young May 31, 2023June 2, 2023
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Abolition, popular culture, and justice: introducing 'pop justice'

by Ko Bragg June 2, 2022September 22, 2022
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New Orleans has a trash problem. Thanks to climate change, your city probably will, too.

by Drew Hawkins December 3, 2021December 3, 2021
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The Black opera that stunned America's most segregated stage

by Frances Madeson November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
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A principal leaves his beloved school after an intense year

by Katy Reckdahl and The Hechinger Report August 24, 2021March 9, 2022
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Abolition made practical

by Alysia Nicole Harris July 6, 2021July 6, 2021
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Salt, Soil, & Supper: From cell to soil

by Xander Peters June 30, 2021
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Salt, Soil, & Supper: The whole hog's history

by Xander Peters June 16, 2021June 16, 2021
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Black New Orleans City Waste workers build power against a crisis

by Mindy Isser June 17, 2020September 16, 2020
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HIV test sites challenged by COVID-19 restrictions in Baton Rouge

by Xander Adams May 29, 2020April 13, 2022
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Winning labor rights in the South means changing state laws

by Carly Berlin January 13, 2020April 30, 2021
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New Orleans almost won a victory for affordable housing––here's what's next

by Emily Carmichael October 14, 2019September 16, 2020
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Medical neglect, illegal detention, and retaliation in ICE's Deep South stronghold

by Carly Berlin September 23, 2019September 16, 2020
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How communities are fighting to save New Orleans from an Airbnb takeover

by Carly Berlin April 1, 2019November 16, 2022
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It's time: Making the Music Video for Mavis Staples' 'If All I Was, Was Black.'

by Brooks Emanuel January 14, 2019September 16, 2020
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New Orleans activists raise heat on raising wages

by Jasmin Mara Lopez October 10, 2017September 16, 2020
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The curious loss of a friendly stranger

by Katy Reckdahl May 6, 2017June 2, 2023
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Photo essay: New Orleans, August 2015

by Nik Nerburn December 19, 2015September 16, 2020
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"Hope you remember": Resilience and resistance in New Orleans

by Anna Simonton December 1, 2015September 16, 2020
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First days back

by Hank Cherry November 5, 2015October 1, 2020
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The water will never not be here

by Lisa O'Neill September 3, 2015October 1, 2020
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Be Nice, Voodoo Hands

by Kate Selker July 9, 2015September 16, 2020

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