The Political Wrath of Hurricane Katrina Paul Tiyambe Zeleza The Black Commentator, September 15th 2005 Like most people in the United States, I have been transfixed by the horrific images of the death and destruction wrought by hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The proud city of New Orleans, …
New Orleans Gets a Makeshift Jail Alan Zarembo Los Angeles Times, September 9th 2005 This beleaguered city’s attempt to rebuild its criminal justice system starts here, at the downtown Greyhound bus station. It is now a jail. The bus stalls are still numbered 1 to 16, but now each number …
Tsunami Caused Natural Disasters Death Toll to Triple in 2004 Wall Street Journal, October 4th 2005 GENEVA — The Indian Ocean tsunami caused the global death toll from natural disasters in 2004 to triple from the year before to about a quarter of a million — the highest total …
Katrina Reveals Environmental Racism’s Deadly Force Beverly Wright New America Media, September 21st 2005 NEW ORLEANS–What we once called home is now a toxic wasteland. But our communities were polluted even before Hurricane Katrina. The 85-mile stretch from New Orleans to Baton Rouge is home to many African-American communities, as …
Deadly De-Hydration Houseless folks in Arizona die due to inhuman heat and severe lack of shelter beds Michael Woodard/PNN poverty Scholar August 13th, 2005 “Hey joe… joe… JOOOOOOE!” But he didn’t answer back, as I screamed at my friend to wake up, rivers and oceans of sweat crawled down my …
A God with Whom I am not Familiar Tim Wise CounterPunch, September 3rd/4th 2005 This is an open letter to the man sitting behind me at La Paz today, in Nashville, at lunchtime, with the Brooks Brothers shirt: You don’t know me. But I know you. I watched you as …
Way Below The Poverty ( and Water ) Line Clive Whistle and PNN editors September 3rd, 2005 People walking aimlessly in the streets. Food preparation on the sidewalk. People pushing shopping carts on the bridges and causeways filled with blankets, bits of clothes and a half-consumed jug of water. Homeless …
Hurricane Raps — Freestyles, Conscious Laments and Battle Rhymes Inspired by Katrina Kevin Weston and Cliff Parker New America Media, September 21st 2005 BATON ROUGE, La. and MOBILE, Ala.–Most Americans get their information on how black people are dealing with Katrina from the mainstream media. But you have to listen …
The ‘New Orleans Stare’ — Mental Health Needs of Blacks Acute After Katrina Kevin Weston Pacific News Service, September 16th 2005 BATON ROUGE, La.–The New Orleans Stare. You can see it in the faces of Katrina survivors here at the evacuation shelter at the River Center in Baton Rouge. A …
Holy Rollers — The Church Van Is Hero of Katrina Recovery for Blacks Tragic events in New Orleans have laid bare America’s bigotry and exposed the lie of equal opportunity Kevin Weston Pacific News Service, September 13th 2005 MOBILE, Ala.–When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast, her winds of …