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Andre Perry

Andre Perry is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of New Orleans, Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Development, and CEO of the UNO Charter Schools. Dr. Perry writes a newspaper column for the Louisiana Weekly on K-16 leadership and governance in Louisiana. His primary research interests are immigrant educational rights and migrant education. Read below to learn more about him.

Q. What music have you listened to today?

A. The Roots’ live CD. I’m a big Roots fan. I’ve also listened to some jazz, …

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Ned Sublette

Ned Sublette was born in Lubbock, Texas. He is a composer, record producer, musician, and musicologist. During the 1980s he led the Ned Sublette band, and in 2006, Willie Nelson …

Oscar Garza: Your Tax Dollars Spent on Hyping J. Lo?

From the Chicano Wave to the Divas and Superstars

by Oscar Garza |

The final two installments of PBS’s “Latin Music USA” take up the East L.A. scene and the rise of divas like Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. Oscar Garza, veteran Los Angeles …

Empty Mirror

by Kenneth Rexroth

As long as we are lost
In the world of purpose
We are not free. I sit
In my ten foot square hut.
The birds sing. The bees …

Cedd Moses

Cedd Moses is founder and CEO of 213 Downtown. The group has reinvigorated Los Angeles nightlife and changed the way we drink with bars like Seven Grand, the Doheny, Cole’s …

In the Waiting Room

by Elizabeth Bishop

In Worcester, Massachusetts,
I went with Aunt Consuelo
to keep her dentist’s appointment
and sat and waited for her
in the dentist’s waiting room.
It was winter. It …


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