Urban Perspective; Katrina Also Breached New Orleans' Cultural Legacy
Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. › August 05, 2009
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Post-Katrina events tend to support the Association's analysis. This includes mainstream media's biased coverage of Black survivors and public officials' (local, state and federal) poor planning and tepid response to the catastrophe. The psychologists ask, "What happens to a people who have been dispossessed, despised and disinherited when tragedy occurs?"
Valued cultural antecedents had faded in New Orleans even before Katrina and the contributions of New Orleans' famously "mixed" population slipped from prominence. I was born there, maintained ties through the years, and can attest to the importance of the city's rich cultural heritage: Katrina compelled me to reflect on my past in relation to the city's legacy.Vivid family memories: Uncle Robert and Edwin's Sunday visits after my father's death; Nunc Henri and Taunte Melie, Aunt Georgie's house with its big rain cistern and old coffee grinder; Uncle Bud's daily dealings at the market on St. Claude; fritters, snowballs, icebergs and P's Barber Shop and Ice Cream Parlor, and years later, his bowling alley.See the full content of this document
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Urban Perspective; Katrina Also Breached New Orleans' Cultural Legacy
The smart money says the prime casualties of Hurricane Katrina's massive destruction will play no role in rebuilding the once venerable City of New Orleans. Another good bet is that cultural concerns will have no place in restoration discourse....
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