Nation faces unprecedented choices: How far should U.S. go in making New Orleans whole? Rex Nutting and William L. Watts MarketWatch, September 9th 2005  WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Initially caught flat-footed by Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. government is settling into its familiar role of fixing up big public works after a …

 The New World Order, the New Iraq, New Orleans and New Afrika: Death Throes of an Empire in Decay Michael Novick Turning The Tide, Fall 2005 Here’s a quick pop quiz on meteorology, cosmology and sociology: The destruction of New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta by Hurricane  Katrina, and the …

The Difference Between being Displaced and a Refugee as it Relates to ‘African American Refugee’ Debate after Katrina Tamara K. Nopper September 19th 2005  Since Hurricane Katrina, various political leaders, pundits and the general public have debated about how to describe Black people displaced by one of the greatest “natural …

New Orleans and the Third World Mukoma Wa Ngugi    ZNet, September 8th 2005 The devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina is being compared to disasters in the “Third World” but with no specific countries or disasters named. And if not compared to this black hole or repository of …

NCAI Coordinating Hurricane Relief Fund for Tribes in Gulf Region Adam McMullin September 1st 2005  CONTACT: Adam McMullin, amcmullin@ncai.org or 202-721-1386  WASHINGTON-September 1, 2005-As our brothers and sisters in southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama deal with the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike the U.S., …

The Impact of Disaster on Battered Women National Coalition Against Domestic Violence September 2005  The current state of chaos and devastation in the City of New Orleans and other impacted regions affords little solace to battered women – many of whom fled their abusive homes for the protection of the …

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Grassroots Movement Mobilization and Demand Statement   September 13th 2005 The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement (MXGM), a national New Afrikan (Black) human rights organization, calls on every sector of the Black community, including civil rights organizations, human rights activists, workers organizations, religious communities and civic and cultural …

 Katrina’s Racial Wake Salim Muwakkil In These Times, September 7th 2005 Hurricane Katrina and its disastrous aftermath have stripped away the Mardi Gras veneer and casino gloss of the Gulf Coast region, and disclosed the stark disparities of class and race that persist in 21st century America. The growing gap …

Murder and rape – fact or fiction? Gary Younge in Baton Rouge The Guardian, September 6th 2005 Note from Kersplebedeb: It is early days yet, and the fact that women have not gone to the police is no proof that sexual violence did not occur in the Superdome – one …

Hurricane Katrina: The Black Nation’s 9/11! Saladin Muhammad of Black Workers for Justice   September 5th 2005 The magnitude of the destruction and human suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina to the people and communities of the Gulf Coast Region, while not the results of an act of “terror”, is directly …