Baton Rouge President Bush and I were together on the tarmac in Baton Rouge today putting out boots on the ground. He went his way to cover his ass and play politics. I went to our office and union hall on Greenwell Springs to get to work on the dirt. It was Labor Day, so …
Category: Personal Writings
Let’s Talk Turkey about Race and Class
September 5, 2005 Baton Rouge In many ways Marc Morial is still my mayor even though it has been almost four (4) years since he left office when term limited. Ray Nagin was elected with business and uptown support and a minority of support from African American voters and certainly the lower income wards.. Up …
Organize the Evacuees
Rochester – The City of New Orleans is now part of the great modern diaspora. The 9th Ward, the 7th Ward, all of the 504 Boyz, are still I the house, but the houses and cities are spread all over America. Evacuees have been bused or flown to cities all over America. They are there …