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WHAT IS THE 
DESCENDANTS PROJECT?

 

The Descendants Project is an emerging organization committed to the intergenerational healing and flourishing of the Black descendant community in the Louisiana river parishes. The lands of the river parishes hold the intersecting histories of enslavement, settler colonialism, and environmental degradation.

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Meet the New Mellon Foundation Initiative That Is Keeping and Shaping Our Places

The New York–based organization’s Humanities in Place program aims to support designers who are preserving and building more just communities.

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A proposal for a massive grain export terminal in Louisiana has run into trouble

NPR features The Descendants Project

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Court ruling returns Wallace land to residential zoning

The Descendants Project celebrate victory in the courts.

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

These Louisiana sisters took their fight against big industry in ‘Cancer Alley’ to court — and won

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

A museum on a former plantation shut down. These environmental activists have a plan to transform it.

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Monday, February 19, 2024

Black History Month: Non-profit fighting industry expansion

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