Eboni Haynes has gone by many names: actress, Angeleno, Catholic—but now she prefers Nola, in homage to her beleaguered and beloved hometown of New Orleans.
"After the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010, friends started calling me Nola, and I liked it," explained Haynes, now a second-year student in Harvard Divinity School's (HDS) master of divinity degree program.
It's been years since Haynes lived full-time in New Orleans, but she's never been able, or willing, to shake the city's imprint on her life. It was there where, as a young girl, Haynes discovered her passion for...
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