Ain’t I a woman, like Sojourner I’m the Truth Hand on the Bible, Book of Esther, Book of Ruth Upgraded the Railroad to a Chariot with Harriet And Marie Curie brought some shit so hot we had to bury it Get my golden lariat, I’m a Wonder Woman, gunnin’ for ‘em And what you runnin’ from You hear the thunder rumblin’, something’s comin’ Shatter y'all, hurricanes on wood frame houses The name’s Renée, you’ll never be the same BLAO. Game: blouses
Don’t you dare forget about Hurricane Katrina. This August it will have been 10 years.
Don’t forget how every level of the government deliberately failed the black people of New Orleans.
And how after mass displacement, the news and various cities where people were forced to evacuate referred to evacuees as “refugees” and frequently dehumanized them.
How the army core of engineers was warned about possible levee breaches but did nothing…
How they left us floating dead in the water and put in on TV.
How they called BLACK people seeking basic survival goods looters. How the police in NOLA went on a duck hunt for Black folks once the water receded. How the Bush family INSISTED that being in a refugee camp inside a football stadium was “better than what a lot of people were used to” How FEMA delayed their response How the city, state, and national governments set up roadblocks to Black folks reclaiming homes. How more than half of the population (mostly, if not exclusively Black) of NOLA hasn’t ever returned. How land and homes owned for more than a hundred years were taken right out from under families.
Capitalism loves disaster, especially when it happens to “undesirable” populations
Official White House photographer Pete Souza captured an estimated 2 million photos over 8 years while Obama was in office… Here’s a selection of some of his favourite shots.
I feel like America just hit its peak for presidents. How can you beat Obama as a president? Y'all are downgrading.
