Hurricane Katrina anniversary
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Blackonomics: Post-Katrina’s Illusion of a Recovery
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Katrina does not need the word “Hurricane” as a descriptor; we are on a…
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New Orleans: A Tale of Two Cities
By Rhodesia Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call NEW ORLEANS – It’s been a decade since millions…
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Blacks ‘Left Behind’ in New Orleans Recovery
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Gulf Coast residents and policymakers celebrated the recovery of…
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Remembering the Scope of Katrina
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist There will be many remembrances written in light of the 10th anniversary of…
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Bush Hails School Reforms in Katrina Anniversary Visit
CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush returned Friday to New Orleans, where he…
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Obama Says New Orleans is ‘Moving Forward’ After Hurricane
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says New Orleans is “moving forward” a decade after Hurricane…
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10 Years After Katrina
NEW ORLEANS (New York Times) — It is a wonder that any of it is here at all: The scattered…
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President Obama to Observe Katrina’s 10th Anniversary in New Orleans
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Almost 10 years ago, the world watched as the…
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The Last Time I Saw My Mother
(The Washington Post) – If it had not been for a disagreement with my mother on that Friday night in…
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