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29 August 2007

Sunday, the 27th… It was striking to be at the Carnaval Latino a day before Barack Obama spoke at First Emmanuel Baptist Church, which I recorded for NPR. Obama mentioned that “you don’t need to ship folks in to rebuild here in New Orleans. A lot of folks need jobs right here.” After talking to [...]

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Not Personal

16 August 2007

“It could have been anyone.” That’s what a guy named Sonny said, when I was standing outside Pal’s this afternoon. I had walked down there with Miz Vera — my block’s mayor — who was toting her own Miller Lite. Nia Robertson’s friends and family were there, peering in the mail slot of Pal’s, checking [...]

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Ever Tightens the Circle

15 August 2007

When I got back to town, I could have sworn my neighborhood bar looked a little different. What is safe? The shutters were new, I thought, not just the paint. I remembered at Christmas, seeing the lights around the window, seeing the bar stools up on the bar. A security thing? But I couldn’t find [...]

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