The Global Black History Podcast

A comprehensive podcast on black history and black issues around the world. You’ll hear about subjects in black history that you won’t find in your average history curriculum. Each story is told in an entertaining narrative fashion that’s easy to listen to. I used to get bored in history class too. But black history is far from boring. The rich tapestry of experience that makes up the diaspora deserves its attention and that’s the mission of this podcast: bringing black history from around the world to average people.

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Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: Politicians Straight Up Chilling While Black People Drown

February 26, 2021

Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 2) | Let Me Eat Cake: George W Bush, Kathleen Blanco, Michael Brown, Mayor Nagin Fail Black Americans In New Orleans, Louisiana

Oops, I did it again. I played with your heart. And there will be one more episode in this series. This is the second part of a 3 part series.

Today's episode will be following the immediate aftermath of New Orleans. I'm talking about the levees breaking, the Lower Ninth Ward, the 17th Street Canal breach, the Superdome and where the federal government was for the days after the storm in New Orleans.

I'll talk more about FEMA and its director, Michael Brown, Governor Kathleen Blanco as well as Mayor Ray Nagin.

Black New Orleans was devastated by New Orleans and we'll ask a very important question:

Were the people in New Orleans left to drown on purpose because they were black?

I will seriously address this question directly throughout this episode.

Books

The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley

Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson

Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink

How To Kill A City by Peter Moscowitz

Articles

August 29th 2005 | The Day Katrina Hit

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-katrina-slams-into-gulf-coast

Essential Timeline (less political | possible paywall)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/9/weather-hurricane-katrina-timeline/

Timeline for Hurricane Katrina

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/24/timeline-hurricane-katrina-and-aftermath/32003013/

Sound Clips
George W Bush Sound Bite From Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUyx-vBwcog&t=7s

Ray Nagin's Chocolate City Remarks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEH9u26Vlhk

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