We, as black people, it's time. It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans, the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans. And I don't care what people are saying uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day.
Mayor Ray Nagin emphasizes the need for unity and rebuilding New Orleans with a focus on its African American community.
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