39. Jefferson Parish Council Passes Resolution Opposing Tax Credits for Housing. Member Chris Roberts: "With the number of jobs out there, nobody should be on public housing unless you're ignorant or lazy."
40. We do not want “thugs” and “trash” from New Orleans public housing projects. Everyone with dreadlocks or che-wee hairstyles will be stopped by law enforcement.” Sheriff Jack Strain St. Tammany Parish
41. 57.5% of Landlords in Metro Area Discriminate Against African- Americans April 2007 Greater N.O. Fair Housing Action Center
92. Dramatic Reduction in Public Education, Healthcare, Housing, Transportation, & Childcare Equals Reduction in African American Women Workers - From 51,000 to 17,000
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94. Superdome is Opened - $180 Million Public Hospitals? Public Schools? Public Housing?
101. November 29, 2006 Inmate lost in system resurfaces: After 13 months he gets day in court After spending 13 months in three different state prisons without speaking to a single defense attorney, prosecutor or judge, Pedro Parra-Sanchez pleaded innocent Tuesday to an assault charge levied against him six days after he moved to New Orleans to work in the battered city’s recovery.”
120. We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must shift from a “thing oriented” society to a “person oriented” society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, militarism [and sexism] are incapable of being conquered. Martin Luther King, Jr. April 4, 1967
121. the giant quadruplets of racism, materialism, militarism and sexism
136. Small Business Assistance Kevin J. Curnin, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan; David Goldberg, associate general counsel of Citigroup; Tricia Jefferson, Lawyers Comm. Civil Rights