Dr. Joy Banner Interview (2023)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2023-11-17
Duration: 00:06:01
Subjects: Environment | HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Banner, Joy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 17, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s interview with Dr. Joy Banner, the co-founder and co-director of the Descendants Project, an organization aimed at protecting the health, land, and lives of Black descendants in the River Parishes. She discusses: winning an emerging leader in historic preservation award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation; the work of the Descendants Project; their success in preventing the building of the Greenfield grain terminal in St. John the Baptist Parish; and their future cultural projects.