It faces its flaws and corrects them.”
our country severely struggles in this area. It struggles to admit its flaws let alone works to correct them
It faces its flaws and corrects them.”
our country severely struggles in this area. It struggles to admit its flaws let alone works to correct them
not some
White Supremacists are very un-American because they do not honor the "for all" at the end of the pledge of alligence. They pick and choose who that applies to
come together and heal
Healing from all of the past trauma should be the main focus
movepast, a painful part of our history.
as long as we move past it in a way that doesn't neglect the history and try to pretend that it never happened, im all for it.
“I’ve never looked at them as a source of pride... its always made mefeel as if they were put there by people who don’t respect us.”
They definitely were and I can relate to this feeling every time I walk past Jackson Square.
The city's river levees narrowly escaped being topped in t
I've never heard of this flood before
Fifteen shops and 456 hotel rooms were demolished.
I think the article would definitely benefit from visual of the wreckage
December 14,
my birthday
all-outbound lanes
does this mean no one was could come into the city?
are $10 to 25 billion
that's crazy
Iberia Parish
I lived in New Iberia (Iberia Parish) at the time of Katrina
Half of these were senior citizens
No one ever really thinks about senior citizens in these situations
refused to leave home
I'll never understand why people do this.. like yes I understand this is your home where you raised your family but you and the house might end up being gone...
By 1724, the large number of blacks in Louisiana prompted the institutionalizing of laws governing slavery within the colony.[39] These laws required that slaves be baptized in the Roman Catholic faith, slaves be married in the church, and gave slaves no legal rights. The slave law formed in the 1720s is known as the Code Noir, which would bleed into the antebellum period of the American South as well. Louisiana slave culture had its own distinct Afro-Creole society that called on past cultures and the situation for slaves in the New World.
for me, this is the most interesting part of the article
The city has historically been very vulnerable to flooding, due to its high rainfall, low lying elevation, poor natural drainage, and proximity to multiple bodies of water.
new Orleans being under sea level is exactly why I refuse to live my adult life here
New Orleans has increasingly been known as "Hollywood South" due to its prominent role in the film industry and in pop culture.[11][12]
Didn't know this but it definitely makes sense