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  • New Orleans struggles to keep its black character

    01/14/2007 8:26:20 AM PST · by Ellesu · 83 replies · 2,659+ views
    reuters.co.uk ^ | 01/14/07 | Mary Milliken
    NEW ORLEANS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - On Martin Luther King Day last year, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin famously said his city would "be chocolate at the end of the day," a remark meant to encourage African Americans to return after Hurricane Katrina. At the time, it drew accusations of racial divisiveness and a barrage of jokes. T-shirts went on sale in the French Quarter portraying Nagin as Willie Wonka and maps of the city were redrawn with neighborhoods named Godiva, Hershey and M&Ms. But a year later, it is no laughing matter. New Orleans, one of the most culturally...