Where did all the black people go?

[DoYouEverWonder]

Looks like Bush's plans for rebuilding New Orleans are a huge success. :sarcasm:



Friends and relatives of people lost during last year's levee break gathered at the 17th Street Canal to toss a wreath into the water during a memorial for the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006.

[marmar]

1. On the other side of the canal holding "Impeach the bastard" signs...

:argh:

[Gatchaman]

2. Hey there's one there

Literally. One black person. She looks pissed off too.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Well, isn't that a pasty-looking crowd.

I count exactly two black people. I just can't imagine why there aren't a few more -- enough to represent the actual proportion of black people in NOLA? Just an oversight, no doubt. :sarcasm: Was this event orchestrated for Bush's photo-op visit?

[azurnoir]

6. Guess they decided

on the proportion of Black people that voted for Bush in '04.

[orpupilofnature57]

4. MSM will have a chore polishing this turd , no doubt they will.

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. I hope Stewart or Colbert

notice it.

[orpupilofnature57]

18. And if they don't Maher will ! Thank god for people still interested in

informing the people!

[petronius]

5. What seems even wierder to me, is that picture implies most of

the dead were white, if those are the "friends and relatives." The black people have been purged from the city, and from the memory of the event... (That woman in the middle better watch her back.)

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. You got it

Wasn't the 17th St. Canal in a black neighborhood?

[ComerPerro]

16. it does seem to imply that

[WI_DEM]

7. That was the plan to distribute the black folk to other communities

across the country and rebuild NO as a a mostly white city.

[Yupster]

11. One A-A family is right down the block from me

They landed in a pretty good spot. He worked for an oil company and ended up in oil country.

He told me they were staying here.

[AspenRose]

9. So much white it's blinding

Where's my shades....

[uppityperson]

12. I noticed a lot of volunteers are white, many are young.

I know what you mean about this picture, but it depends on who the crowd is and where the crowd is. Look at pictures of the memorial at 9th Ward, at that levee, lots of white Common Ground vollies and black residents.

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. New Orleans was 67% black before Katrina

A memorial at the 17th Street Canal should have more then 2 black people in it.

I wouldn't call this a high white neighborhood.

[uppityperson]

17. I know, I was just adding some observations, not saying "no problem"

Could be they were too busy to come to this, or at another place, or protesting Mr.bush's visit, or....

And I did see much more white than black people, should've been the other way around, but there you are. I am not posting much on DU today, am too angry at the arrogance of the bushites.

[zbdent]

14. Be nice ... they were told to show up in "regular people clothes"

and leave their three-piece suits and gold at home for the photo-op ... which only cost them $1000 a head ...

[gizmo1979]

15. I can honestly say I'm ashamed to be

an American,there is no reason for these people to still be suffering a year later!What a sad sad time we live in.

[EFerrari]

19. Bushworld, a parallel universe.

Disgusting.