Louisville The ACORN National Board was meeting this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. To all of our surprise this turned out to be the weekend when they the city celebrated “Thunder over Louisville.” Not sure exactly how to describe this outpouring other than a loud welcoming of spring in Kentucky accompanied by airplanes and then a …
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In the Lower 9th Ward
New Orleans Living in New Orleans one becomes myopic perhaps? Day to day one counts small, sometimes very small, things as great progress: a store opens, houses cleaned, a stoplight working, or a streetlight coming on. Perhaps we are counting trees and are lost to the forest? It was impossible for me to say “no” …
Hola, Arkansas!
Little Rock I was visiting with Neil Sealy, long time head organizer of Arkansas ACORN. We were talking about the changing accents of Arkansas as more and more Latino immigrants have made a home in the state. ACORN and KABF, our long time non-commercial radio station, have been playing a critical role in this growing …