Somebody get Mary Landrieu on the phone...(504) 589-2427

and tell her to support and introduce H.R. 1227 to the Senate

H.R. 1227: Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007
To assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Go to... Bill Status Summary Amendments Floor Speeches Other Info

Bill Status
Feb 28, 2007 Introduced
Mar 16, 2007 Scheduled for Debate
Mar 21, 2007 Passed House
- Voted on in Senate
- Signed by President

This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate.


Who has the right to return home to New Orleans? Clearly if you are Black, poor, live in the projects and have been the result of systematic abuse of power and institutionalized racism HUD and HANO has singlehandedly tried to reject your right to return. Justifying their decision based on historical racial projects ending in self prophecy of the demise of the inner city Black, HUD has sought to demolish 4 of New Orleans housing development under the HOPE VI program...oh did I mention this project of decentralizing poverty while introducing and revitalizing a mixed income neighborhood was first introduced under the Clinton "our first black president" term?...just thought i'd mention it.

Shout out to Maxine Waters...Mary Landrieu, stand the _______ up! I know you can do it...well at least that's what you made me feel when your brother was running for mayor. Look at the example of the St. Thomas....what happened with 1 to 1 rebuilding there?????

The St. Thomas Housing Development in the Irish Channel area of New Orleans was home to 1600 apartments of public housing. After St. Thomas was demolished under Hope VI, the area was called River Gardens. River Gardens is a mixed income community - home now to 60 low income families, some middle income apartments, a planned high income tower, and a tax-subsidized Wal-Mart! Our tax dollars at work – destroying not only low-income housing but neighborhood small businesses as well

Get at te Advancement Project and just in case the Senate chooses not to pass this Bill we got a Plan B

It's a celebration Biiiitches

and i don't mean bitch in a disrespectful way. I mean it in a general way to describe ___________ lmao..

Party tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I been waiting 25 years for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Top 10 songs I wouldn’t tell Pearl Cleage I know…some word 4 word:

after commenting on Back Packer Week Presents: The Back Packer Box Set this blog idea cloud hit me

Get Low (Lil Jon & dem boyz from da eastside)
Nasty Bitch (Buckdown)
Take It Off (dem underground Kings)
Bomb A$$ P*ssy (Dogg Pound)
Ain’t No Fun (Snoop D-O-double G)
Call Me (Lil Kim n Too $hort)
My bad…all of Hardcore (Kimmy)
Bitch I don’t need ya (Trina & Papi Trick)
P Poppin (Luda and DTP)
Everyday I’m F*ing Him (Remy Ma)

believe it or not it only took me a couple seconds to come up with this list

Cause she's my favorite rapper. Period!

Now why has it taken everybody so long to figure out how dope Jean Grae is?!?!?!

I love this cornbread so much, I want to take it behind a middle school, and get it pregnant.

this is my Favorite show ever...fool!

Ah, the beginning is nearer than we think...or is it the end...either way I got myself a gun!

So I thought my clock would automatically change it's time...it didn't

I also thought my phone's time would be correct when I look at it...it wasn't

Thank goodness for Directv...now where's that credit on my bill lol

Ah, long week fam

Yesterday was the fair at school...it felt like a mini Jazz Fest. It was good to finally meet and sit down and talk with some of the parents...instead of the quick "bonjour" during the morning rush. One of them even invited me to their house in Switerland this summer while I'm in France...I'll take them up on that offer!

I have a ish load of reading to do within the next 24 hrs. aghhhhhh (that's my tired yell)

im sorry ya'll...this blog is representing where my head is right now...everywhere. I'm gonna take a walk and holla back later!

First off I'm bout my dough and cheese..just call me a slice of pizza LMAO/And the countdown begins...

Okay, so we've set the date...March 24th...it's going down!!!!! 26 will be brought in rizzite!!! lol that was lame...but u get me.

damn 26

Eh, never mind.

Oooh, I got to leave these four walls last night and socialize! That's what was up! Sorry for those who didn't get the msg...but here's the new one...DA 24th (Blackarican, this is 4 u! pass dat ish on to the rest of the cingular heads out there)

and what the heck is up with these bruises on my forearms? that's not what's up...I wish I could remember what happened last night!

And ain't that a female dog. I'm just realizing I don't get text msgs from people who don't have Sprint of Nextel...I wonder if there is a -ism for dat

Throw some D's on dat .....!

oops, I'm throwing D's everywhere.

Isn't "What goes around" "Cry me a river" part dos...either way...dat's my ish!!!! esp. the last 2 minutes...JT is all like "Wait B, I ain't even much finish, let me throw some d's on u" then he continues on to have the last laugh.

Andre 3000 is the ish!!!! I been knowing this but his latest appearances on the Walk it out Rmx, Want You rmx, and Throw some d's rmx just proves that he will always be one of the illest from the south...I swear he's the only reason I listened to these songs...well, I must admit I do like to walk it out...It's a down South thang!!!!

I said, "what time you get off?"
She said, "when you get me off"
I kinda laughed but it turned into a cough
Because I swallowed down the wrong pipe
Whatever that mean, you know old people say it so it sounds right
So I'm standing there embarrassed, if we were both in Paris
I would have grabbed her by the waist and kissed her, but
We in the middle of whole foods, and those foods
Ain't supposed to beef, but you'd think I hate tofu
Check-out line got rowdy, my vision got cloudy
I started seeing some circles like some Audi Emblem,
I'm hearing them say, "come on man
Do this own your own time, get the hell on, man"
I walked out, hm, I got bout
Half-way to my car when I heard shorty shout
"3000, forgot your credit card, smart move
By the way, my little sister loves your cartoon
Well, here's my name and numb
If I ain't the one, lose it, if I am, use it"
"If a man chooses, and he can, do's it
And he don't, don't take it personal, he might be might be swamped"
"With making mozzarella"
"No, making worlds better
Cheese will come, believe me, I'm,
never focused on the cash
Ask Mel Gibson, Jesus Christ, I'm bout the pass...ion"

Lo siento...por ti

Why is it that we are complacent in a society where we have been socially constructed to accept "Better late than never" as the normal response for gov't phuck ups and their delayed reactions/responses/etc. Then to make matters worse, WE’VE internalized this message and use it to justify our own shortcomings...towards ourselves as well as others.

I guess it's the readings in school, my return back to the city, shit, it could just be me realizing there's only 2 days left in Black History Month that's got me on edge. But damn... Better late than never??????????????

Naw…u gotta come better than that

tell that to the people who were in the Superdome, Convention Center, under their refrigerator in their flooded homes, left in the nursing homes, hospitals, the 9th wd, tell that to the bodies that'll never be found floating in the Mississippi, tell it to that motherless children that are walking around

lost.

While in Costa Rica, I came up with a saying "Lo siento...por ti" translated "I'm sorry...for you (if that’s the way You feel). I'm coming across as "the angry Black woman" right now...and that's cool with me...I AM. I'm tired of the lies and bullshitting that's been going on about my city, even though I tend to sometimes perpetuate em...the truth hurts. Someone asked me about the city the other day and I said, "It's coming along" I had to return to that person 5 minutes later to tell him the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I heart The Boondocks, and one of my favorite episodes is The Return of the King. The most profound quote from that show was when Huey told MLK that he needed to tell people the truth...and not the pretty truth. the ugly truth that makes people angry and makes them get out and do something (i am sooo paraphrasing).

The truth huh?!?!?!?

Let me say Lo siento...por ti, if you feel that every one of my blogs focuses on the dark side, lack of recovery and negative aspects of New Orleans...that's what I'm living...Everyday!!!!

But let me also say that if I didn't feel I could make a change, I wouldn't be back here...in New Orleans. But in order to rebuild, we must continue to reveal the harsh realities of racism and classism that Katrina exposed. That's hard...especially when some people think racism is a thing of the black & white pre-technicolor "I have a dream" past, not linking it to the prison industrial complex that is overrepresented by Blacks and Browns especially when Blacks, Browns and whites commit crimes in proportion to their population, or that toxic sites are in majority Black/minority neighborhoods, or when a War on Poverty systematically criminalizes people who have been shut out of the work force due to the deindustrialization, or the outsourcing of jobs etc...just to name of a few of the ways that the prejudice and racism of the jim/jane crow era has reinvented itself to the institutionalized racism of today.

Vacation is over...time for da grind to commence

I've been this close:: holds thumb & index finger about a centimeter apart:: from saying one of the best angry quotes of all times:
"Die bitch nigga die I hope you bleed a lake
I'ma play x-ray, helpin' y'all see the fake" -Weezy "F" Baby...please say da baby

but I ain't gonna go there. Ain't no need. Just gotta sort through the emotions and make it to the other side of this here dilemma.

Holla!

Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans

It took FOREVER to get to the airport this evening...TRAFFIC ALL through the town.

I shed a tear with a stranger while on the plane. Listen up, don't be fooled and think Katrina was something that happened August 29 2005. Shit is complicated, but I shed a tear over something so simple...the right to return home. Again, don't be fooled because you see the city putting on Mardi Gras...TRUST! If you do your research on who puts on majority of these parades that are a part of PRIVATE organizations who pool from their OWN money...you wouldn't be that suprised to know those are the same people who were/are able to return to New Orleans without the assistance of federal monies. PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO RETURN HOME New Orleans is so much more than the titties and Bourbon st, the french quarter, the multi million dollar homes on st. charles. New Orleans was founded upon a culture different in every aspect, french, catholic, check your slave history, check ya Treme history, check ya jazz history, check ya blues history, etc.

The right/option to return HOME

I've seen this sign all around the city since I've been back



Uh huh, I do...but I don't have to miss here from so far away. I wanna give other people that chance.

And PLEASE understand...there's a 9th ward, downtown, extreme poverty, racism,etc. in your city...What's your Katrina? What are you doing to prevent it from reaching Catagory 5 levels?

Mardi Gras '07

now let me try to get across town to catch my plane...holla!

 

AHh we partied like it was 1999

It was something like a high school reunion last night. 8 years since I've seen most of those people. good times. good memories. eh, good drinks...gasoline lolLOL, i think that really could run in my car

Ah, yesterday coulda lasted forever and it would've been good with me. I chilled and got some me time in.

And last night. Ha! I felt like a local celebrity...and please believe ya girl represented with her A game! shout out to my designer, my makeup artist, my hairstylest and so on and so on

hahahahaha

tony soprano is the king of bacchus (sp? eh, don't feel like lookin it up) this year, i wonder if he'd make me an honorary made chick?!? eh, doesn't hurt ta ask

One more thing before I begin my vaca

HBO documentaries are always on point, When the Levees Broke gave HBO my full loyalty.
Bastards of the Party is no exception

Raised in the Athens Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Cle "Bone" Sloan was four years old when his father died, and 12 when he became a member of the Bloods. Now an inactive member of the notorious gang, Sloan looks back at the history of black gangs in his city and makes a powerful call for change in modern gang culture with his insightful documentary, BASTARDS OF THE PARTY.

I'm on Vaca(tion)!!!!

*****disclaimer*****
It's been a long semester already and I still got both my jobs (Ima husta...ask about me)! All that being said...I'm resting up tonight, cause starting tomorrow it's gonna be on like a pecan pie on the dessert table at Thanksgiving dinner! YA HEARDS ME!!!!!

And on that note

I'm out!

Once again its on!

The rain was falling and I couldn't see the seasons changing and the vibe slipping off its axis

aka some nickas recognize the light but they can't handle the glare

Intimidation is as double sided as a Sacagawean gold dollar.

But I see how intimidation can be confused with displaced anger from low self esteem.

I refuse to take blame for your misuse of words and your inability to correctly acknowledge and express your feelings.

You're meeting me at the time in my life in which I'm straight with ME. I still got a few hangups and insecurities (who did I steal this line from? eh) but I’m cool with 'em cause 99% still shows me that still have so much to be obtained in that mere 1%

Maybe I'm just like my father...too bold

So I'm known to hop on a plane, throw you the dueces and reveil my location on a casual phone call. Saying all this I am a regular on the following sites: kayak.com, jetblue, southwest and ticketmaster...in no particular order.

After much excitement over Prince's gangstarism during the Super Bowl halftime show (and NO, I am no bandwagon fan, I came outta da womb on Prince's Controversy) Ooh, long story short. I was on ticketmaster.com peeping the shows at 3121 and found the following:


Look For PRINCE : Live in concert at 3121 Tickets

Additional Information: IMPORTANT : Doors open at 10:00pm Prince does not have a scheduled time that he will perform.This is a GA show. No cameras or audio/video recordersUpscale Nightclub attire requiredMust be 21 or older with Photo ID to attend this event.

THIS EVENT IS WILL CALL ONLY * PICKUP YOUR TICKETS DAY OF EVENTAT RIO ALL SUITES HOTEL BOX OFFICE at 3121Only the Card Holder with Photo ID may pickup tickets. Must have credit card used and ALL guests in the party must be therein order to pickup tickets.Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

"no compass comes with this life, just eyes"

I've compromised my sanity for the week for a half day of relaxation. Ah, Mardi Gras Break next week...just enough time to catch up.

I went to a party the other night and felt sorta outta place at first. Was it the fact that I was the only black person there...naw...they were real cool people. But I was the only meateater in the hizzouse, half were vegetarian and the other half were vegans. Deep conversations about their choices, all in which i respect...but damn u Danielle for your visuals!!!! I threw away damn near my entire steak today after thinking bout that Alice Walker, eyelash/eye quote!!!! lol...but not really

The book for the day is...drum roll please...Iron Cages by Ronald Takaki. Republican purification and regeneration through violence...sounds kinda familiar in 2007, considering the fact that these were the words of "our" founding fathers to enforce (with a "new" american confidence) the termination and extinction of Indian tribes


isn't it ironic that R. Kelly would be featured in the Make it Rain Rmx...after all, isn't rain one of the reasons he's facing charges????

i'm just asking



I just can't sync my damn bluetooth with my phone ;-( and i lost my other phone...well, not really lost, but I REALLY can't find it....i promise, I have looked EVERYWHERE!!!!

well my new phone is da ish!! it does everything...even read my blog!!! lol

oh, i said i would take more pics this year...

i made some bbq shrimp last week..BOMB!! Ima fool in the kitchen

Only in New Orleans can you see a parade on your way to walmart

eh, that's a week in my life...or maybe that's all that i can remember

Support Our Troops!!!!!

Well, what if I want to support this one?

A conscious nicka with mac like steve jobs...oooh

unfucwitable.period.

now i got lots-o-reading to do

so i'll holla