Don't know what to say, Rebekah, other than it's a heartbreaking story told very poignantly by you, a gifted writer and reporter. The prejudice shown towards Blacks by Louisiana officials doesn't surprise me at all. I would have thought, though, that they could at least cut Blacks a little slack following the horror and devastation of Katrina. Getting a routine prescription filled was nearly improssible following Katrina. Magify the difficlulty a hundred times if you need to find a specialty doctor to write a speciality prescription and locate a pharmacy to fill it. Lousiana is know for the inhumane way it treats its prisioners, especially Black prisioners. Its prisons and jails are the worst in the country. I think it's about time for you to think about running for office somewhere. You would make a tremendous Congresswoman.
My dad couldn't get his prescriptions filled for months, and they were pretty common medicine. It was a horror show, honestly, and the region has not fully recovered.
Well, I don't know about a "thanks for this" Rebekah, because it makes me ill. I was a teacher in Texas during this time, and we took in so many children. No records of any kind, but we took them in and as a community we cared. I am trying to access the link to at least give her some monetary assistance. I will keep trying until I can make it work. Glad you were able to get the word out on this. So glad I subscribe.
Niot well related to your post. But highly important. The analysts have finally removed most of the bias, and now their estimates are closer to mine. Whuile I generally agree with the ethic of err in a "conservative" direction, I have believed these issues are just too important to tiptoe messaging. Too many people still do not understand what the collapse of AMOC will mean. My estimaste is we will begin to see direct evidence of collapse well before 2100, probably before 2070. The recent corrective article for popular distribution is here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx4298
Don't know what to say, Rebekah, other than it's a heartbreaking story told very poignantly by you, a gifted writer and reporter. The prejudice shown towards Blacks by Louisiana officials doesn't surprise me at all. I would have thought, though, that they could at least cut Blacks a little slack following the horror and devastation of Katrina. Getting a routine prescription filled was nearly improssible following Katrina. Magify the difficlulty a hundred times if you need to find a specialty doctor to write a speciality prescription and locate a pharmacy to fill it. Lousiana is know for the inhumane way it treats its prisioners, especially Black prisioners. Its prisons and jails are the worst in the country. I think it's about time for you to think about running for office somewhere. You would make a tremendous Congresswoman.
My dad couldn't get his prescriptions filled for months, and they were pretty common medicine. It was a horror show, honestly, and the region has not fully recovered.
Well, I don't know about a "thanks for this" Rebekah, because it makes me ill. I was a teacher in Texas during this time, and we took in so many children. No records of any kind, but we took them in and as a community we cared. I am trying to access the link to at least give her some monetary assistance. I will keep trying until I can make it work. Glad you were able to get the word out on this. So glad I subscribe.
Here’s a link if you’d like to share thoughts with Leone Fitzgerald
link:
https://shreveportbossierjournal.com/2024/04/29/da-spotlight-crime-victims-rights-week/
Niot well related to your post. But highly important. The analysts have finally removed most of the bias, and now their estimates are closer to mine. Whuile I generally agree with the ethic of err in a "conservative" direction, I have believed these issues are just too important to tiptoe messaging. Too many people still do not understand what the collapse of AMOC will mean. My estimaste is we will begin to see direct evidence of collapse well before 2100, probably before 2070. The recent corrective article for popular distribution is here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx4298