Katrina tick-tock, pt. 2

Sept. 3 (continued): Black Book Blog put focus on raising money. Soul Imperialist had a phone conversation with a friend. James Lamb, Jr. wrote about the wretched of the earth. Butta On ... shared her Hurricane Kanye thoughts. Devas T. Rants and Raves sighed in relief for an out-of-town colleague and volunteered at an Austin, Texas, shelter. Siddity in the City pointed to others who'd said it better.

Sept. 4: The Prodigal Sun offered Bush reminders. Obi from South London offered the left-behind series. Rhythms of Grace noticed a Mississippi shelter wedding. Mtume and Kalamu ya Salaam put up another stellar issue of Breath of Life, despite evacuating from New Orleans to Austin. Shotta M of Poet in Wisconsin talked about Katrina in her contracts class. Nichelle vented over a newspaper letter. Hip Hop Music linked to Charmaine Neville's (of the New Orleans music-royalty Nevilles) escape account. L.A. Brain Terrain put out a call for donations. ReidBlog just said no to Rudy Giuliani and links to Errol Brown's Newsday column. Faheem at Black Perspective and Introspection took a deeper look at looting. (Jdid sorta joined in.) Afro-Netizen pointed to Aaron Broussard on "Meet the Press." Isn't She Lovely? said call it what you will. The Adventures of Princess Dominique declared: no more pretending. Frank Leon Roberts had never been a fan of stating the obvious. Alli-Babe thought she didn't have any more tears. Bejata focused on people helping people. 

Sept. 5: ThatColoredFella said he can see clearly now. George Conard slammed the meltdown in NOLA and the politics of Katrina, and read Matt in Houston. Writing is Fighting shared Kimya Dawson's take. Jewels in the Jungle listed how to help victims. Farai Chideya's post drips with irony. Ms. World checked in. Copia offered his Gulf Coast catastrophe take. Avery Tooley asked for a late pass. E.J. Flavors said: don't stop. Heartbreak arrived for Cobb's Michael Bowen. Keith Boykin said we knew this would happen. Quaheem offered a poem.