Valeria Schexnayder is a community member and activist for the Lower 9th Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. She’s featured in countless professional and amateur documentaries and our major contact in setting up interviews with other community members. Valeria tackles difficult issues and stops only when the issue is resolved. She’s currently working on an issue hard to even fathom.
During the aftermath of the storms more than 4,000 children were displaced from their parents. Since, only half have been returned. Valeria took the reins of this issue, like most Lower 9th Ward issues. She has yet to find any answers as to where the children are, even where they were initially taken. Logistically, it’s as common as the overwhelming disarray of everything 9th Ward, New Orleans after the storms. However, as a community activist, with her hands in everything of positive resolution in her community, Valeria continues to tackle issues on her own. When asked if she stands alone, Valeria sadly responded, “yes”. Valeria’s steadfast efforts humble everyone from her neighbors to documentarians from around the world.
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