Liz Dunnebacke4 days ago2 minIntroducing the Louisiana LGBTQ+ End of Life GuideWriting an end of life guide for the LGBTQ+ community in Louisiana has been a passion of Ezra's since they began their journey in funeral...
Liz DunnebackeMar 161 minInterview with Pioneering Woman in Deathcare, Charmaine Baker-FoxWake Board Member Charmaine Baker-Fox has been helping New Orleanians connect with affordable, meaningful deathcare since the 1980's. A...
Liz DunnebackeOct 29, 20212 minNew Orleans' Crisis of Affordable Burial: a discussion at Holt Cemetery on All Saints DayWake teamed up with Our Mammy’s History and Genealogy on Monday, November 1st, 2021 for All Saints Day, to show the conditions at Holt...
Liz DunnebackeSep 23, 202111 minInterview With Pioneering Woman in Deathcare, Janice BodetJanice Bodet is the retired Director of Funeral Service at Delgado Community College. A Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed...
Liz DunnebackeMar 25, 20213 minA Son's Journey to Bury His MotherAmanda Giffin was a teenager, married to an abusive husband, when her son, Desmond, was born, in 1971. The early years were tough, with...
Liz DunnebackeFeb 25, 20214 minDEATH IS NOT THE GREAT EQUALIZERIs death the great equalizer? An ambitious 2019 Boston Globe investigative journalism initiative set out to answer this question in the...
Mercedes MarinaroFeb 25, 20212 minInequality In Deathby Wake Intern Mercedes Marinaro Death is not the great equalizer. Racism has had a long and troubling impact on the funeral industry and...
Liz DunnebackeJan 7, 20212 minJoin Us for a Death Cafe'Have you heard of Death Cafe?' is my go-to question to friends and family, when broaching the topic of deathcare. It's a popular enough...
Liz DunnebackeDec 23, 20203 minA Holiday ConversationFriends and family know I’m always curious to hear their news when the topic of death crops up. One friend just texted me a photo of a...
Liz DunnebackeDec 11, 20203 minFinal Expenses: Adding Insult to InjuryKendra (right) and Lisa Richardson meet to discuss the funeral home pricing they've researched for Kim Richardson's burial. Kendra...
Liz DunnebackeDec 1, 20202 minWhat Makes Burial Green?While traditions differ from culture to culture around the disposition of the human body after death, there is not a great deal of...
Liz DunnebackeOct 30, 20202 minUnequal Access to Land: In Death, as in Life“As the meeting point between the living and the dead, cemeteries are peculiarly fraught ground,” writes Anna Clark, in Next City. She...