If there are leaders who believe that certain communities are not viable, say that. Don't let these communities and these people waste their time talking about rebuilding and coming back home. That would be extremely unfair.
Oliver Thomas: “If there are leaders who believe that certain communities are not viable, say that. Don't let these communities and…”
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Oliver Thomas criticizes leaders for not being transparent about the viability of certain communities in the rebuilding process.
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How many more storms do the people of Louisiana have to go through? How much more sorrow do these families have to bear?
Everybody should count. We are talking about the people from this community as if we were just hiring a whole new cast in a whole new movie and they don't matter.
I guess we had no value during life when we waited on the roof and we waited for food and water. And I guess there's just no closure in death for many of our family members and for many of our families.
We need to figure out how we sustain this. It's about time that we make our schools better, our criminal justice system work, and our streets safe.