Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

Guns, race and profit: The pain of America’s other epidemic

Tajdryn Forbes was the glue of his family, mother Naketra Guy said. She called him “humble” and “respectful,” a leader in the community and on the football field, where he shined. (Photo by Kevin Magee)BOGALUSA  — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of New Orleans, 19-year-old Tajdryn Forbes was shot to death near his mother’s house. She found Forbes face down in the street in August 2023,…

Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

BOGALUSA, La. — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of New Orleans, 19-year-old Tajdryn Forbes was shot to death near his mother’s house. She found Forbes face down in the street in August 2023, two weeks before he had planned to move away from the empty storefronts, boarded-up houses, and poverty that make this one of the most troubled places in the nation. Naketra Guy thought about how h…

Guns, race, and profit: The pain of America’s other epidemic

BOGALUSA, La. — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of New Orleans, 19-year-old Tajdryn Forbes was shot to death near his mother’s house. She found Forbes face down in the street in August 2023, two weeks before he had planned to move away from the empty storefronts, boarded-up houses, and poverty that make this one of the most troubled places in the nation. Naketra Guy thought about how h…