Puff Daddy & David Banner - Interview 'Katrina 911'

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Katrina 911

The images are scorched into our collective memory. There were survivors carrying what belongings they could salvage, trekking through waist-high sewage in search of high ground; there were images of mothers carrying children and sons pushing fathers in wheelchairs; there were survivors on rooftops with signs held overhead pleading for supplies as helicopters flew past; and there was anguish at the Superdome. There was also the report of survivors, largely black in number, turned back by police at gunpoint on the Gretna Bridge as they sought dry land. There was the talk of being a "refugee" in your own country and the looting of abandoned shops and stores—all caught on camera.




And there was the constant question of "How could this happen here?"




Today marks the second anniversary of the Katrina disaster, and life amid the protracted rebuilding efforts remains a struggle for many hurricane survivors. But if one factor has been exacerbated by the devastation that nearly leveled New Orleans two years ago, it's the stark racial divide in the city that by many accounts is harsher today than ever.




Charges of political corruption, complaints from those still awaiting federal assistance, a sky-high crime rate and some devastated, mostly black areas that are still untouched by efforts to rebuild have left tensions in the city at an alarming high.

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[whateverthehellz]

@50SPQR David Banner aka Lavell Crump is actually educated by American standards. From wikipedia: "At Southern, Crump served as president of the Student Government Association and received a bachelor's degree in business. He attended the University of Maryland to pursue a master's degree in education but dropped out to pursue his music career." I have a lot of respect for this man because he is a man who isn't run solely by money..he seems to really care about people and the world around him.

[rayvin213]

i dont understand why ppl gotta be racist for.. it just doesnt make any situation better.. respect one another

[TheWhodatman]

Why wouldn't anyone listen to such an uneducated, unmotivated guy. He plays the victim. People didn't give up their land? Are you kidding me? Hey Ditty, be a man, be a father, stop being such a victim. Sure blame Bush and Cheney for your weak behavior.

[ScrewedupTraiconvict]

thats wats up mane 662 reppin too

[ScrewedupTraiconvict]

naw bitch fuck you dont be talkin bout my state and my race like that

[keenondjones1]

you are scared of us... if you are not scared of us , go to a all black hood and say fuck a nigger... if you don't , that proves that you are a bitch and in your heart ' you know it... that's why when klansman catch a black by himself you do your dirt... that's why i laugh at you... dick in the booty bitch...

[BurntCells101]

I agree to that.

[YungJQ]

why would u say that bitch

[hippyhippyhippy38]

indeed

[Pforpappi]

internet bitch