For the first time since 2005, Jazz Fest’s seventh day is back at a cost of $1 million to organizers. Favorite sons the Neville Brothers will make their first appearance since the storm as part of a bill boasting major stars and a wide range of regional talent. More food vendors and an expanded children’s area have been added.
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Democracy Now! | Sludge Tested As Lead-Poisoning Fix in Poor, Black Neighborhoods
In case you thought they weren’t experimenting on us anymore….
Lawmakers and the NAACP are calling for an investigation into reports that federally funded scientific experiments in 2000 spread sewage sludge on yards in poor, black neighborhoods to test if it could fight lead poisoning in children.