- Street:
- Village Books
- Additional:
- 1200 Eleventh Street
- City:
- Bellingham ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98225
- Country:
- United States
Expertly weaving the interconnected stories of public housing residents, gay rappers, Mardi Gras Indians, Arab and Latino immigrants, and grassroots activists, Floodlines offers a unique, firsthand account of race culture, and community in New Orleans. From Post-Katrina evacuee camps to organizing with the family members of the Jena Six—a group of African American high school students who faced life in prison for their alleged part in a school fight—author Jordan Flaherty brings us the stories from behind the headlines.
Jordan Flaherty is a writer and community organizer based in New Orleans. He was the first writers to bring the story of the Jena Six to a national audience, and his award-winning reporting from the Gulf Coast has been featured in a range of outlets including The New York Times and Mother Jones. He has produced segments for Al-Jazeera, TeleSur, and Democracy Now!, and appeared as a guest on CNN Morning, Anderson Cooper 360, and “Keep Hope Alive” with the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
2012 Chuckanut Writers Conference
