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Thursday, September 22, 2005

Moral Poverty

We've all been chewing on what, exactly, happened in New Orleans after Hurrican Katrina swept through and utter chaos broke out in her wake. As an American, I was shocked, appalled and embarassed by the thin veneer of civilation that the storm uncovered, then made short work of, like a tornado taking off a paper roof.

I'd been toying with how to put into words my take on the whole situation. Then my hubby sent me a link to this article by Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson: Moral Poverty Cost Blacks in New Orleans.

I read it, I read it again, then the words to express myself came to me: WHAT HE SAID.