New orleans went under - An African American's Comments
Disclosure: New Orleans Went Under--An African American's Comments -- Carefully read the whole article. These comments an opinion are soly of Rev. Jesse L Peterson and not of "What you think does matter" or "eblogger and/or affiliates". ___________________________________________ By Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Say a hurricane is about to destroy the city you live in. Two questions: What would you do? What would you do if you were black? Sadly, the two questions don't have the same answer. To the first: Most of us would take our families out of that city quickly to protect them from danger. Then, able-bodied men would return to help others in need, as wives and others cared for children, elderly, infirm and the like. For better or worse, Hurricane Katrina has told us the answer to the second question. If you're black and a hurricane is about to destroy your city, you'll probably wait for the government to save you. This was not always the case. Prior to
