By Tina Antolini
Big Freedia and Katey Red in the Third Ward of New Orleans; photo courtesy of Lyle Ashton Harris for the New York Times
For those of you who enjoyed State of the Re:Union’s story on Bounce music in our New Orleans episode– and the gay and transgender rappers who are the genre’s growing stars– check out the new feature about it from the New York Times! And if you haven’t heard SOTRU’s take, be sure to give a listen (it’s in Segment C!)… You’ll be poppin’ in no time…
By Brenton Crozier
The deadline is approaching for the My Community in One Picture and we’d really love to have your submission! All we need from you:
- One photo you feel captures the essence of your community. This can be anything you feel fits, a landscape, a local business, your family, etc. Please note, it doesn’t matter what kind of camera you have or what the quality is.
- Your name, the name of your community, the subject of your photo and the title if it has one.
Please email to brenton@stateofthereunion.com with the subject line of: My Community in One Picture. We are going to start featuring one photo a day on our website beginning August 2nd. Hope to see your photo there!
By State of the Re:Union
Will Allen started a food revolution in creating new urban farmers across the country. State of the Re:Union explores one of those farms in Milwaukee called Sweet Water Organics. Check out their incredible process that utilizes aquaponics and hydroponics, as well as their philosophy on taking another step to fighting the phenomena known as food deserts.
For more information on Will Allen’s Growing Power, Sweet Water Organics or our Milwaukee episode, visit our Milwaukee page!
