This sign, in the Lower Ninth Ward, is aimed at tourists who come through the neighborhood on bus tours and is meant to remind those visitors that Hurricane Katrina exacted a horrible human cost that was largely paid by residents of poor areas like this. (Photo Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com)
This is a horrible anniversary of the death and destruction of New Orleans. it still pains us deeply to see the aftermath and to know that little has been done to help those who lost the most.
What About The NINTH WARD MR OBAMA?
This is a collection of Videos hand collected to show you the view of Post Katrina New Orleans and specifically The Ninth Ward.
Like Errybody else either from Nola or who loves Nola you expect to see somebody in the news. this time it's minimal but still it's there. Juve got a break on his feb 2010 case, where he was busted with a lil dro.he walked away easy with a suspended jail sit, just a lite countout and then 6 months on paper. tha's the hard part. but you know he can do it, in slow motion ... aaaawwwww work it baby, and keep it clean.
CHALMETTE, La. — New Orleans rapper Juvenile has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge in Louisiana.
The St. Bernard Parish sheriff's office says the 34-year-old, whose real name is Terius Gray, entered the plea Thursday. The rapper and an aquaintance were arrested Feb. 25.
He received a suspended sentence of three months in jail and must serve six months probation and pay a $250 fine and court costs.
Juvenile, best known for the song "Back That Thing Up," has been arrested at least four times on charges ranging from failure to pay child support to resisting an officer at a Florida mall in 1999. Most of the charges have been dismissed. In 2003, he was sentenced to 75 hours of community service for hitting a man on the head with a champagne bottle.
This is our Favorite of the Juvenile Hits. Ladies, Put on ya Big Girl Panties cause this is theUNCENSOREDVersion - Lets Take it in Slow Motion, since it's Music Monday Y'all
How Much More Dirt will you allow Gates to throw on the American People Mr. President ?
Enough is Enough Damn It Barack, either get it together or step back and admit that America is only good for one thing - WAR MONGERING.
I think I have had enough of Bush era dinosaurs like Robert Gates. Why would President Obama not have his finger on the pulse of this dilemma enough to realize that they sent guns instead of water to Haiti ?
first responders to Haiti came from Iceland and China - two countries half a world away from Haiti.
for the record America is 700 nautical miles away from Haiti - yes just 700 Miles - 1.5 hours by air.
Uhhh-ruhhh, so how is it that CNN and other news services were able to get into Haiti and begin reporting before the mighty USA could get it's boots on the ground, so to say.
Comedian Katt Williams has been jailed in Georgia on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing. A deputy at the jail in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta, confirmed Williams was being held there and that a magistrate was expected to set bond at an arraignment Monday afternoon. The deputy did not have access to a police report to provide more details. Williams’ real name is Micah Williams.
This is Tuesday November 10, 2009
listen to this call from a 17 year old man who claims Katt
is holding him hostage in a house somewhere in the (504)
which is southern Louisiana - probably near New Orleans.
Katt has said that the only thing that was wrong with the
story was that he was in a House He Was Leasing; Whooo-Haaaa !!!
Co'mon Katt, if you're holdin the man cause you want to keep
him there while you are doing whatever you are doing; and he
wants to go, you are guilty of holding the man hostage.
what's so hard to understand about that ?
We Recall his problems in 2008
Ooooooo,,,The Headlines say CrazyKatt is at it again
we remember when he came to the D
and got bishslapped by a man in a pair of $5g cowboy boots.
yeah, we also remember when he went to the mental hospital
for a court ordered evaluation; after suspect behaviour
in new york and finally Sumpter, South Carolina last year.
he had to know they weren't gonna play that crazy
actin mess in the SC. they just don't roll like that.
this is speaking from personal knowlege of folks from the SC.
We're Praying that Someone who Loves Him or that someone
in his family who cares; will step in and finally help
to get Katt Back On Track. he is such a comic genius.
who can ever forget Money Mike ?
"Don't Be Sorry Hoe, Be Careful"
we must be honest, these words made us want to
slap the perm off his lil peewee head.
it's just his style of delivery that makes him so memorable.
"Hold Up, Wait A Minute; Let Me Put Some Pimpin In-it"
Check out some Recent Katt - his newest project released 10/13/09
Katt We're Hoping You can Pull it Together Pimpin,
Do You Remember where you were when Hurricane Katrina made land in New Orleans on August 29, 2005 ?
We will never forget it, because "IT" changes our lives forever;
We ask you to remember with us, and help to fix the gulf coast.
Yes Four Years Later - We Are Still Not Finished.
Many families are still stuck in trailers, as they've received
little to help them return to their pre storm living conditions.
the government told many tall tales in the early days of Katrina.
Much of it Pissed People off and put action into movement by PEOPLE.
Well WE PEOPLE Still Need to Help the People left victims to our governments'
lies and tricks. the court cases, lawsuits and murder cases have proven that
the government had more options than they used; and were complicitors
in the aftermath. that's the bottom line, we are ALL left holding the bag.
How Long Can We Let This Pile Sit as though we don't see it ?
Today is The DAY to Do Something. Take a Moment and click the link
to the KIN - they are working it out, without government bs or games.
This Is US, People Helping People. Don't Forget Katrina, Ever Please..
It Cost Me My Heart,
Greetings!
All over the country, there are events commemorating August 29, 2005, the fateful day Hurricane Katrina made landfall. We remember the abandoned families and lost loved ones. We have witnessed the public neglect and private profiteering and four years later, as some media and many aid organizations have "moved on", we are committed to keeping up the fight for a just recovery in the Gulf -- until resources go where help is needed, until everyone is home.
With new challenges looming around the Census and dwindling resources, families in the gulf need your support now more than ever. That is why Katrina Information Network (KIN) is commemorating the anniversary with an extensive events calendar and our new 5 for 5, five actions you can take that take less than five minutes to keep just recovery on the public agenda.
Should workers have to worry about losing their job if they are forced to evacuate in the face of a hurricane? If you think not, please sign Restaurant Opportunities Center's petition to get workers seven days to get home after evacuation orders are lifted. Evacuees are already worried about their lives; they shouldn't have to worry about their jobs.
Make a commitment to be there when evacuees need us. Join the People's Evacuation Plan network by signing up to be a resource. The Greater New Orleans Organizers Roundtable is calling on people of goodwill to help establish safe places and resources for evacuees in the cities where many residents go before disaster strikes. The Plan is being developed as a way of helping residents avoid the discrimination and criminalization they often face from traditional aid agencies. If you, your faith community or other organization can help, please sign up today.
As we remember those who have passed, the hundreds of thousands still displaced and those still suffering the effects of those fateful weeks in 2005, we thank you for staying the course. Thanks to you, we can keep the pressure on and make just recovery a reality.
In solidarity,
The KIN Team
Can You Forget What happened to the folks in Nawlins, and along the Gulf Coast; following Hurricane Katrina ? Neither can we, because some of them are family..
I Think since Mr. Obama and Mrs. Obama claim to be interested in helping where there is a genuine emergency, maybe they can take a moment and check out what's happening to these folks who are still suffering from their predecesors promises of restoration.
So Today on F^cked UP Friday we're askin the First Family, Do Ya Have enough Bedding for the Rest of the folks who are about to become homeless, due to your lack of attention, Mr and Mrs Obama ?
Hurricane Katrina Part 3- post Katrina Mississippi
We're Gonna Keep our Attention Focused on This Issue this weekend and report basically on this because we know there is a real mess and somebody's gotta fix this right now,, not later NOW.
"I need the trailer. I ain't got nowhere to go if they take the trailer…This storm broke me. I need some help. And I got a long way to go."
Ernest Hammond, 70, on pending FEMA trailer evictions
Dear KIN Folk,
FEMA is at it again and we need your help.
The agency has announced that on May 30, 2009, it will act to evict thousands of residents from FEMA trailers in the Gulf States in spite of the fact that these residents have had limited support and lots of barriers in their efforts to find permanent housing.
Mr. Ernest Hammond is a case in point. Hammond, a 70 year old, former New Orleans homeowner, could not get financial help from Louisiana's Road Home program for his triplex since the housing structure was ineligible for a grant. To help himself, Mr. Hammond has collected almost $10,000 in aluminum cans but that won't even begin to cover the costs to rebuild his home in the 7th Ward. His FEMA trailer is keeping him off the street while he struggles to return home.
Mr. Hammond is one of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers because they are either caught in a web of deeply flawed, bureaucratic home repair grant programs, a victim of all too rampant contractor fraud or simply priced out of a rising rental markets where affordable housing is being demolished or gentrified.
No one chooses to live in a FEMA trailer, but it is better than no home at all. Evicting residents without providing access to safe, permanent housing will only lead to homelessness and further destabilize families.
Thursday, May 28th is a National Day of Action organized by the US Human Rights Network to turn this around. Together, we helped keep survivors off the streets. Please take a minute to click and send an email or make a callto let the Administration know that evictions are a bad idea.
Say NO to FEMA's decision to forcibly evict residents from trailers!
Tell President Obama and FEMA that they must stop FEMA's plan to forcefully evict Gulf Region residents from temporary trailers.
The Facts:
Nearly 5,000 FEMA trailers continue to provide housing to residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina
2,800 FEMA trailers in Louisiana, with 1, 000 trailers located in Orleans Parish, LA
2,000 FEMA trailers in Mississippi
Most FEMA trailer occupants are elderly and/or disabled persons in desperate need of effective support and case management services to stabilize their housing and wellbeing.
FEMA trailer occupants are displaced homeowners and renters still struggling to rebuild their homes or secure affordable housing after Katrina and Rita.
Human Rights Begins at Home!
The United Nations' Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement is a human rights policy that, for several years, has guided our government in providing temporary and permanent homes for people in foreign countries displaced by earthquakes, typhoons, and flooding. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton only recently announced that the U.S. will apply the UN's standards to assist displaced persons in Pakistan.
Hurricane Katrina displaced over a million people, many of whom have yet to fully recover as a result of governmental actions that are contrary to the UN's standardsand human rights treaties ratified in the US. Gulf Region residents, both renters and homeowners, have worked tirelessly to access safe, permanent housing, and should have the support that our government provides to foreign countries under the Guiding Principles.
Abrupt removal of residents from their only source of shelter is unacceptable!
Hold our elected leaders to their promise of Gulf Region recovery, and demand equal protection under the same human rights policy that the U.S. government applies to displaced persons in other countries.
Tell FEMA to provide an extension to all homeowners and renters living in FEMA trailers to allow them sufficient time to repair their homes and/or find alternative housing.
Additional time would allow:
Louisiana homeowners to appeal denials of Road Home grants, or go to a Road Home closing.
Mississippi homeowners to be matched with available Katrina cottages that sit idle.
Renters more time to obtain rental assistance or other permanent affordable housing.
Demand Action Now!
Call the Obama Administration and FEMA to demand action now!Tell our government not to carry forward yesterday's short-sighted policies and to apply the same human rights standards to displaced persons in the Gulf States. Demand a stop to the FEMA trailer deadline and the guarantee of safe, permanent housing in the Gulf Region.
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