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Then there are the images. Over and over again, the images being broadcast from the Gulf are dark and dismal. Not just of the devastation, but of the people. You'd think that the only people remaining were those of color. Or are they? Just about everyone they show is Black, apparently poor and struggling. Images of and warnings against looting are aired without the reminder that people there are struggling to survive. No water, food, clothing or shelter in a severely compromised environment would surely make even the strongest person weak, angry and irrational.
Watching these images sends a strong and definitive message of poverty, struggle, criminal activity and hopelessness about a people long ignored by its country. Those few non-people of color shown have all been those who fled the damaging storm before it hit: lawyers, a couple who booked a flight "anywhere at least an hour away" and those who approach the tragedy with the outlook that only the comfort of having insurance can provide.See the full content of this document
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Tragedy Reveals Injustice - That Is, 'Just Us'
Hurricane Katrina has come and gone, but left behind a trail of devastation that has rocked the worlds of those hit beyond comprehension. To date, more than a ha...
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