Theres no winner when it comes to race
Damon Hewitt, a civil rights lawyer who works with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, agreed: "What was allowed to happen was that folks who we knew were not able to evacuate, who we knew were not evacuating, were not provided for. Folks were able to sit for three days without food, without water."
To Hewitt, this means the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has turned into a racial story. "It's very difficult to imagine this happening to folks who are not poor, to folks who are not African-American," he continued. "We knew this was going to happen. Yet, it was allowed to occur."
Today, some civil rights leaders joined in questioning whether race played a part in the emphasis being placed on targeting those who have been labeled as looters.
(Copied from an article from ABC news)
Why does everything in this country always have to be about race? Its not like only one race deals with poverty... Tragedy can effect anyone anywhere.It just happens that this time it hit a predominately african american area. What if it would have hit a white neighborhood,or a latino neighborhood, does that mean Bush would have done a better job? No, Bush would have done the same thing. He didnt wait so long to help because the people were black, he did it because he is an idiot. Thats all there is to it. The whole country is affected by this, some more than others, but not just one race. Cant we forget about our race for once, in a time of need we should forget what kind of americans we are; be it asian american, african american, or irish american and just remember that we ALL are americans.
Condelezza Rice said it best:
"That Americans would somehow in a color-affected way decide who to help and who not to help, I, I just don't believe it," she said. "The African-American community has obviously been very heavily affected. But people are doing what they can for Americans. Nobody wants to see any American suffer."
To Hewitt, this means the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has turned into a racial story. "It's very difficult to imagine this happening to folks who are not poor, to folks who are not African-American," he continued. "We knew this was going to happen. Yet, it was allowed to occur."
Today, some civil rights leaders joined in questioning whether race played a part in the emphasis being placed on targeting those who have been labeled as looters.
(Copied from an article from ABC news)
Why does everything in this country always have to be about race? Its not like only one race deals with poverty... Tragedy can effect anyone anywhere.It just happens that this time it hit a predominately african american area. What if it would have hit a white neighborhood,or a latino neighborhood, does that mean Bush would have done a better job? No, Bush would have done the same thing. He didnt wait so long to help because the people were black, he did it because he is an idiot. Thats all there is to it. The whole country is affected by this, some more than others, but not just one race. Cant we forget about our race for once, in a time of need we should forget what kind of americans we are; be it asian american, african american, or irish american and just remember that we ALL are americans.
Condelezza Rice said it best:
"That Americans would somehow in a color-affected way decide who to help and who not to help, I, I just don't believe it," she said. "The African-American community has obviously been very heavily affected. But people are doing what they can for Americans. Nobody wants to see any American suffer."
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