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For Our Fallen Comrades: Bicyclist of New Orleans United for Commemoration and Justice
For Our Fallen Comrades: Bicyclist of New Orleans United for Commemoration and Justice

The ghost bikes scattered across New Orleans stand as haunting monuments-testaments to the fact that every time we engage in the simple, sustainable act of commuting by bicycle, we are entering a battleground.

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Reckoning with Empire: An Evening of Walter Rodney at the Patois Film Festival
Reckoning with Empire: An Evening of Walter Rodney at the Patois Film Festival

At the Patois Film Festival, I witnessed the powerful legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney come alive on screen—a stirring reminder of the unfinished work of decolonization and the enduring struggle for justice.

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Implement Plan Vieux Carré for a Safer French Quarter
Implement Plan Vieux Carré for a Safer French Quarter

Have you read my proposal to reduce motor vehicle traffic in the French Quarter? To push for action, I’m circulating a petition to bring this plan to the attention of city leaders. I’d love your support—please take a moment to read and sign it!

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The French Quarter Must Be Reclaimed for Pedestrians and Cyclist. Here's How.
The French Quarter Must Be Reclaimed for Pedestrians and Cyclist. Here's How.

An Op-Ed I wrote for The Times-Picayune was published yesterday, outlining a permanent traffic proposal I developed, called Plan Vieux Carré.

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Resisting the Siren’s Song: Sip with Soul at a Local New Orleans Coffee House
Resisting the Siren’s Song: Sip with Soul at a Local New Orleans Coffee House
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The Glow Worm Trio: Artist Profile
The Glow Worm Trio: Artist Profile

We met the Glow Worm Trio while taking a brake on our Heart of the City bike tour. Watch them play a ballad for us!

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Culinary Spotlight: Stuph'd Beignets & Burgers
Culinary Spotlight: Stuph'd Beignets & Burgers

In New Orleans we are passionate about beignets. However, for us beignets mean more then powdered sugar.

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August 2023: The Summer That Devastated Small Businesses in New Orleans
August 2023: The Summer That Devastated Small Businesses in New Orleans

This summer was devastating to local business in New Orleans. Now more then ever we need your support.

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Marvel's Blade: A New Orleans Born Super Hero?
Marvel's Blade: A New Orleans Born Super Hero?

Is Blade a New Orleans born Superhero? No and Yes…

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A Thanksgiving Reflection on Joan of Arc
A Thanksgiving Reflection on Joan of Arc

This Thanksgiving I remember Joan of Arc and her resistance to British Invasion to gleam insights into Colonialism in the New World.

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