505. Tim Wise, Part 1

505. Part 1 of our interview with Tim Wise. Tim is a civil rights activist who worked in Louisiana. 'Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls, “A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,” is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators.... After graduating from college, he threw himself into social justice efforts full-time, as a Youth Coordinator and Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism: the largest of the many groups organized in the early 1990s to defeat the political candidacies of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. From there, he became a community organizer in New Orleans' public housing, and a policy analyst for a children's advocacy group focused on combating poverty and economic inequity.'

1. This week in Louisiana history. January 20 1716 Bienville wrote that he had "displeased Cadillac" by not marrying his daughter.
2. This week in New Orleans history. The Pontchartrain Rail-Road was an early railway, chartered in 1830, which began transporting people and goods between the Mississippi River front and Lake Pontchartrain on April 23, 1831, and closed more than 100 years later.  The 5-mile long line on Elysian Fields Avenue connected the Faubourg Marigny along the riverfront with the town of Milneburg on the Lakefront. When built, the majority of the route ran through farmland, woods, and swamp.  Meetings discussing building a railway began in 1828. The Pontchartrain Rail-Road was chartered on January 20, 1830.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Jammin’ on the Bayou
   Phone 337-948-8004
   This jam session is hosted by musician Stanley Lee at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center in Opelousas, Louisiana. Musicians at any level of expertise bring an instrument and suggest their favorite songs. Bystanders can sit and listen in or dance along. The jam session is free and open to the public. Anyone can stop by and join in on the fun.
        The jam is held every third Saturday of the month starting around 1 pm. After the show, stick around the visitor center. One of our experienced Travel Counselors can point you to other points of interest in the parish. If you want to stay longer, they can even provide a tour of our award-winning, sustainable welcome center.
   Jan 21 2023
   1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
   St. Landry Parish Visitor Center
   978 Kennerson Road
   Opelousas, LA 70570
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Royal Street Singer. 

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