This post has nothing to do with the Peace Corps.
Today I was catching up on my favorite websites and the news stateside today, as I do every couple of weeks or so. I was very saddened to read a post on Sociological Images titled Racial Violence in the Aftermath of Katrina. It describes some of the racial violence that took place, and is a sad reminder that even though we now have a black president, our race issues are far from over.
Quote:
At least eleven black men were shot, although some locals expect that the actual number is much higher. On July 16, 2010, Roland Bourgeois was charged with shooting three black men in Algiers in the days following Katrina (McCarthy, 2010). He allegedly came back to the militia home base with a bloody baseball cap from Ronald Herrington, a man he shot, and told a witness that “Anything coming up this street darker than a paper bag is getting shot.”
Be sure to watch the video. Shame. Louisiana, and a lot of the southern states, still have a long way to go.
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