Tag Archives: Race

The School-to-Prison Pipeline

Maggie Yates, from Spokane, WA, attended Macalester College, where she majored in Anthropology and International Studies. As a New Orleans Corps member, Maggie serves as an Education Advocate at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which uses litigation, education and other forms of … Continue reading

Misdiagnosing Poverty

Gillian Locascio, from Tacoma, WA, is an alum of AVODAH New Orleans. Currently, she works with local residents on a community health project in Western Panama. This piece originally appeared on Jews4NewOrleans.org here. ‘Common indeed are the ethnographies in which poverty and inequality, the end result … Continue reading