Even Ronald Reagan had an exception to balancing the budget for such extraordinary circumstances. Maybe your argument is that predominantly black people being impacted does not qualify as an extraordinary circumstance?
This has nothing to do with black people. The question is the proper role of the federal government in dealing with natural disasters. As NO wasn't attacked by an enemy, by rather by weather, many would argue the Federal government should have no role other than using its resources to provide temporary shelter, and search and rescue. Nowhere in the Constitution is the power to rebuild a city (below sea-level, while also eradicating poverty) granted or required, and there has been no precedent.
As one party to that debate (a tax slave), I'd say - and vote - No!