by Jordan Flaherty (Author), Amy Goodman (Foreword by), Tracie Washington (Preface by)

A People's History of community organizing in New Orleans in the years before and after Katrina.

Author Biography

Flaherty is a writer and community organizer based in New Orleans. His journalism played an important role in bringing the infamous case of the Jena Six to worldwide attention. His post-Katrina writing in ColorLines Magazine shared a journalism award from New America Media for best Katrina-related coverage, and he has produced many segments for Al-Jazeera, TeleSur and Democracy Now.