Maybe Wolfie is really on top of the story. In NOLA, there is a political and social component to one's degree of 'blackness,' and those who are less so have been viewed as a more favored class.
I may get flamed for saying this out loud, but it is true. Same thing exists here in ATL.
5,495 posted on 09/01/2005 1:43:50 PM PDT by lugsoul
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