This reporter is so very close to the truth, but very far away as well.
Blacks in New Orleans were and are predisposed to be victims in this type of calamity. They suffered more, proportionally, than Whites or Orientals. They are more likely to lose a larger percentage of their goods and suffer the effects of a calamity such as this for a longer period of time than other racial groups.
But the reason isn't slavery, at least not the kind the author is referring to.
No, this slavery is imposed on 21st Century Black Americans by their so-called leadership that spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year convincing them that they can not take care of themselves without government help.
The message of the Black leadership to their racial brethren is simple: You are incompetent. You cannot take care of your own needs, in normal times or calamities.
Since many Blacks buy this big lie, then when the storm suspended government services for everyone, those who depended on it the the most, Blacks, suffered the most.
The Big Lie is an attractive one. It comes with the addictive appeal of "Free Money." But it has a horrible price; self-imposed slavery.
Black America will cease to be victims when they cease to believe the big lie about themselves, the lie that says they need special help. Tiger Woods doesn't get Mulligans. JC didn't get any extra votes at the ballot box. No Black ever became an astronaut without superb skills and dedication.
The commitment to that level of skill and dedication is available to every American, regardless of their color.
Blacks are capable of being as competent as any race, but until they throw off the yoke of slavery fostered upon them by the lies their "leaders" tell them, and so-called "social welfare" programs that only foster increased dependency on government, then unfortunately, Blacks will continue to live in a form of self-imposed slavery no government program can ever cure.
Good post Congressman and great reply MB.
The welfare pushers and poverty pimps rob the poor of the incentive to stand on their own two feet. You have to crawl before you walk, and you have to walk before you can run. But before you can take that first step toward freedom and independence, you first have to learn to stand on your own two feet. Resting on your laurels or a check from the government is a one way ticket to perdition.