New Orleans – prior to Hurricane Katrina the sole majority African American city with all the beauty and culture generated from creative resistance to America’s history of white supremacy.
Katrina was a hurricane that made landfall on Florida and Louisiana in August 2005.
The hurricane causing catastrophic damage, particularly in the city of New Orleans.
Subsequent flooding precipitated most of the loss of lives.
White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina.
Black Has Not.
In the years after Katrina, the city was often referred to as “smaller, whiter and wealthier”.
“The Princess and the frog” is a tribute to early New Orleans culture.
Official Tourism Website: https://www.neworleans.com
The books on Hurricane Katrina: 17 Of The Best Things Ever Written About Hurricane Katrina
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