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Racial Projects in the US Today

What examples of racial projects exist in the US today? As Omi and Winant define in their 1986 book “Racial Formation in the United States”, a racial project is “simultaneously an interpretation, representation, or explanation of racial dynamics, and an effort to reorganize and redistribute resources along particular racial lines.”

https://www.thoughtco.com/racial-project-3026510

Katrina Then and Now

How has Southern Louisiana changed since hurricane Katrina? How has society and infrastructure rebuilt itself?

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/27/us/gallery/katrina-then-now/index.html

Native Americans in California

Learn about the Yurok tribe of Northern California and their traditional sustainable forest management practices.

https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/09/28/this-was-always-our-home-yurok-tribe-wel.asp