2013 Carnival Season – Happy Mardi Gras
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Civil rights and a green economy: A discussion with Teresa Bettis of the Center for Fair Housing
From the Institute for Southern Studies: Teresa Fox Bettis is executive director of the Center for Fair Housing in Mobile, Alabama. She recently spoke with Bridge the Gulf and the Institute for Southern Studies for the report Troubled Waters: Two Years After the BP Oil Disaster, a Struggling Gulf Coast…
Five Myths About Mardi Gras
The Washington Post has an in-depth roundup of five common myths about mardi gras. Here is the abbreviated list: Mardi Gras is all about beads, booze and breasts.[F]or locals, and visitors who look below the surface and venture deeper into the real New Orleans, the Carnival experience is entirely different…
Alabama Backs Shelby County in Voting Rights Act Appeal
The State Attorney General of Alabama has officially backed Shelby County’s fight to have Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act declared unconstitutional. This looks like a case destine for the Supreme Court. From Al.com: Shelby County, a mostly white and strongly Republican area, sued the U.S. Justice Department last…