Poor folks pitted against the not as poor in Baton Rouge, La Kelly Brewington The Baltimore Sun, September 16th 2005 BATON ROUGE, La. — Two weeks after rallying a massive relief effort to welcome survivors of Hurricane Katrina, the strain can be seen everywhere in this laid-back college town, and …

The Politics of Displacement Will the “New” New Orleans be Black? Glen Ford Black Commentator, September 2nd 2005 One of the premiere Black cities in the nation faces catastrophe. There is no doubt in my mind that New Orleans will one day rise again from its below sea level foundations. …

Displaced New Orleans Community Demands Action, Accountability and Initiates A People’s Hurricane Fund Becky Belcore, September 6th 2005 Not until the fifth day of the federal government’s inept and inadequate emergency response to the New Orleans’ disaster did George Bush even acknowledge it was ‘unacceptable.’ ‘Unacceptable’ doesn’t begin to describe …

New Orleans Population has the Right of Return Glen Ford Black Commentator Radio, September 8th 2005 The people of New Orleans have a right to return. It is not too early to say so. In fact, it is imperative that we demand the Right of Return now, before the circumstances …

Barbara Bush: Things Working Out ‘Very Well’ for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans Editor and Publisher Staff September 5th 2005http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001054719 NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President George H. W. Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had …

 Hold the United States Accountable Ajamu Baraka The Black Commentator, September 15th 2005 In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the debate is already raging on how to deal with those displaced by the disaster and whether to rebuild New Orleans and other coastal communities. Competing interests combined with poor planning …

 Just Whistlin Dixie: Katrina exposes crisis of Black Leadership Kazembe Balagun For many in the black community, the tragedy of New Orleans will be etched in our collective memory. More so, the sight of starving and homeless black people at the hands of a merciless government only confirms that America …

Troops begin combat operations in New Orleans Joseph R. Chenelly Army Times, September 2nd 2005 NEW ORLEANS — Combat operations are underway on the streets “to take this city back” in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. “This place is going to look like Little Somalia,” Brig. Gen. Gary Jones, commander …

Katrina Didn’t Kill Those Africans – Uncle Sam Did! African Peoples Socialist Party, September 5th 2005 The African People’s Socialist Party condemns the abandonment by the U.S. government of hundreds of thousands of African people in New Orleans, in Mississippi, Alabama and the whole Gulf Coast area where they are …

Hastert Questions Rebuilding New Orleans Associated Press, September 1st 2005 WASHINGTON — It makes no sense to spend billions of dollars to rebuild a city that’s seven feet under sea level, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said of federal assistance for hurricane-devastated New Orleans. Democratic lawmakers from Louisiana were quick to …