If you have driven around New Orleans lately, you have definitly seen the Eracism bumper stickers around town. Here is a list of articles published locally that you might have missed. To read an entire article, just choose "more." These are not placed in chronological order or order
of importance.

 


(Monday, January 30, 1995)
"Cultivating Tolerance - N.O. Play Group
Combats Racism"
By Leslie Williams
When Sheli McMahan was growing up in Shreveport in the 70s, the mothers in her neighborhood sent a clear message about whether children with different colored skin should play together. . .more >>

(July 9th, 1996)
Duke Flap Boosts Eracism
The furor over Gov. Mike Foster‚s hypothetical endorsement of David Duke for the U.S. Senate has boosted requests for those "Eracism" bumper stickers, according to Rhoda Faust, co-founder of ERACE, a local anti-racism group. . . more >>


The New Orleans Tribune
(June, 1995)
ERACE'S (relatively) Quiet Revolution
By Della Neese
Though teeth may clench, faces may flush to dark red, and voices occasionally rise, people often find peace of mind by speaking their minds at ERACE's weekly discussion groups and social
gatherings. . .more >>


(Saturday, February 11, 1995)
"Erace To Hit Streets With Parody Parade"
By Leslie Williams
Despite its many cooks with varied tastes, Erace, the anti-racism group, was able to settle on one Carnival offering. "Flambeaux Gumbeaux" will be served tonight, even though some may find it a bit spicy. . .more >>


(Monday, October 18, 1993)
"Get People Talking, Solutions May Follow"
By Lisa Frazier
On a hot, humid Saturday afternoon in late September, a dozen men and women strolled casually into a Magazine Street coffeehouse, emerged with drinks and headed for two tables pushed together for their meeting. . .more >>


(Sunday, December 4, 1994)
"Slogan Sets Tone For Race Dialogue"
By Leslie Williams
The voices of racial hatred travel far beyond their source. A celebrity's off-color comments about black people are disseminated via television. . .more >>


Our Opinions/ Editorials
(Tuesday, June 18, 1996)
All-American and Proud of It
The Mardi Gras beads were the most popular souvenir, the gumbo and pralines were big hits and the youth choir had people from all over the country clapping
and swaying. . . more >>


(Saturday, June 15, 1996)
N.O. Courts All-American Title with Pride
By Rhonda Nabonne
FORT WORTH, Texas
A glimpse of New Orleans - the good, the bad and the
ugly - was put on view Friday for a panel of poker-faced judges looking for problem-solving and partnership, ingenuity and progress. . . more >>


(Thursday, June 29, 1995)
Group Has an Answer to Racism
By Patricia Livingston
If you've wondered about the significance of those "Eracism" bumper stickers you‚ve seen, the answer can be found just about every Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Broad Street branch of the New Orleans Public Library. . .more >>


(Wednesday,April 5, 2000)
Your Opinions
Try to fight racism wherever you encounter it
Re: the March 5 letter from Laurie Hesni, "All people deserve to be treated with respect.". . .more >>


(Sunday, November 15, 1998)
Erace Embraces Progress, Fifth Year
By Leslie Williams
In 1993, the year the anti-racism group Erace was born, signs of David Duke lingered about the New Orleans area like Christmas decorations still hanging at Mardi Gras.". . .more >>

 

 

 




In the past few years our small group has grown in numbers and in exposure. Here are a few articles written outside of New Orleans on us and our mission. To read an entire article, just choose "more." These are not placed in chronological order or order of importance.

 


(April 1997)
"Innovations Nation"
Turn on the TV. Pick up the paper. All you hear about are problems, problems, problems. So George combed the country to find people who don't have time for your troubles they're too busy coming up with solutions. . .more >>


(September/October 1997)
Reporting on Race: A Look Back at Two Major Tries
The projects in Maryland and Texas have some notable predecessors. In 1993, during a breathing space after a run of bruising and divisive racial incidents nationwide-including the campaign of former Klansman David Duke to be governor of Louisiana . . . more >>


(August 5, 1997)
"Bringing People Together"
By Ruth Laney
Reading the newspaper changed Rhoda K. Faust's life. In the spring of 1993, the Times-Picayune in New Orleans ran a series on race relations in the city, looking at everything from slavery and crime to income disparity. . .more >>


(Saturday, June 22, 1996)
"A Woman's Courageous Life Spent
Fighting the Power"
"Fight the power" was a popular saying in the 1960s
among black so-called "radicals." But few know the meaning of the phrase as intimately as a small, gray-haired, white woman by the name of Anne Braden. . .more >>


(October 1998)
"Erasing Racism: New Orleans, LA"
Rhoda Faust, proprietor of the Maple Street Book Shop, didn't intend to become a civil rights leader in New Orleans. But in 1993, the New Orleans Times-Picayune ran a series of articles on race and class, encouraging reader response. . .more >>


(September 7, 1997)
"Race Relations‚ Hopeful Signs
Journey across nation by phone, e-mail finds some
positive changes"
By Terry Dalton
More than four decades later, I can still picture the four of us journeying by car from our home in northern New Jersey to Florida to visit relatives in the Miami area. . .more >>


(May 3, 1997)
Ministers' Group Crosses City's Racial Boundaries:
As many as 40 have met at a time to make active
push for change.
By Dan Stockman
Journal Standard Reporter
FREEPORT-They don't have a mission statement, or even a name yet. But the Rev. Stephen Aram thinks the group of black and white pastors that has been meeting once a month has something more important. . .more >>

 


( November 3, 1998)
Erace's Fifth Birthday
Putting business before pleasure, Erace will celebrate its fifth
anniversary at noon Saturday, Nov. 14, with a free party after its regular meeting at Café Reconcile (1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.). . . more >>


(Monday, February 24, 1997)
Children's Group Tries to Stay Alive to Fight Racism
By Bill Grady
Among the ongoing community programs designed to fight racism, the little Danneel Street children's play group, sponsored by the activist group Erace, is hardly the most prominent or the most ambitious. . . more >>