Oliver Thomas: “You know, right now Senator Vitter and Landrieu and our local congress people are trying, but we're not getting the…”

Think of yourselves as survivors, not as victims

If we can't be safe, we can't be anything.

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.

If there are leaders who believe that certain communities are not viable, say that. Don't let these communities or these people waste their time talking about rebuilding or coming back home. That would be extremely unfair.