INVESTIGATIONS

Death Alley In Louisiana Environmental Racism

Along the Mississipi river in Louisiana, there is a petrochemical corridor that was formerly known as the plantation country. In collaboration with RISE St. James, FA developed methods to locate cemeteries that were lost to the United States’ most polluting petrochemical facilities. In the years after emancipation, the region underwent a process of spatial, economic, and social Reconstruction. Some cemeteries remained in continuous use, while others were lost to time. As a result, they began to argue that the whole ecology of the region was to be reconsidered for its cultural value - being the lineage of Black descendents for over 300 years who were enslaved.

POLICE BRUTALITY: BLM PROTEST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Following the killings of George Floyd and other black Americans, protests against racialised police violence swept the United States. These protests have also been met with brutality by police. In collaboration with Bellingcat, FA built a comprehensive archive of the recurring systematic violence, to support accountability efforts and abolition. Through geolocating images and videos based on visual clues within the frame, and contextual clues from open sources, and determined the incident date by referencing corroborating information from open sources.