Nina Feldman

Nina Feldman is an independent producer based in New Orleans. She produces feature news stories for WWNO and her work has appeared on The World, Latino USA, NPR's The Salt, State of the Re:Union among others. She is also the founder and emcee of New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling, or NO LAW.

Philadelphia's Imbalanced Vaccination Rates Fueled By Lack Of Access

Nina Feldman

Vaccination rates for Black and Latino people in Philadelphia are half those of their white and Asian counterparts. It appears lack of access is more to blame than hesitancy to get vaccinated.
In Philadelphia, Judges Rule Against Opening 'Supervised' Site To Inject Opioids

Nina Feldman

A federal appeals court ruled the effort by nonprofit Safehouse to open a "supervised injection site" to prevent overdose deaths is laudable but illegal under the so-called federal crack house law.
Without Clear Pandemic Rules, People Take On More Risks As Fear And Vigilance Wane

Nina Feldman

Officials may be relying on people to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 at a time when the public is simply not afraid enough anymore to keep up the recommended behaviors.
Philadelphia To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting Of Walter Wallace

Nina Feldman

Philadelphia officials say they're investigating the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace on Monday. Police say the Black man came at officers with a knife.