In 2006 I traveled to New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina for the first Mardi Gras after the storm. Read the stories:
New Orleans and the Death of the American Dream The New York Amsterdam News March 9, 2006
After the Storm: New Orleans in Transition The New York Amsterdam News February 23, 2006
Black Small Businesses Struggle to Survive The New York Amsterdam News February 23, 2006