Saw this op-ed piece by Anne Rice on what it means to lose New Orleans. Fairly interesting take she’s got, one that seems different in the end than the beginning.
Basically, it’s hard for me to juxtapose this visible black middle class she talks about with all those people that wound up behind. New Orleans does have a middle class, but I wouldn’t use some of the terms she used to describe it. Perhaps she means its visible relative to the city, I dunno. But I know enough about New Orleans to know the existence of a thriving middle class would make the city look much different than it did toward its end. Atlanta is a city with a thriving middle class.
And trust, no one from Shirley Franklin to Andy Young would have let the feds drag their feet like this. Too much money would be displaced, dig?
Let’s see how this piece goes over, though. This is an incredibly rich and famous white woman chastising the federal government. She was a bit kind to the state and local officials–particularly the state–but it’s an interesting read.
My real question–considering what is seen on television, why is it we always have to hear from a white person on this event? Hell, not even ESPN could find a black native of New Orleans to speak on what’s happened. Anne Rice is New Orleans’ Brett Favre. Aaron Neville had to be around, right?
Packing for a trip to San Diego. Baba’s interviewing Amare Stoudemire, baby! Y’all on the 5 and the 15, lemme know what’s goin’ on for Labor Day.
Final thought. Best part of the Cali missions–hangin’ with Kirk. You’ll never find two more entertainingly mean-spirited people on Earth.