Nini ISiphepho uKatrina ihlasela iGulf Coast ngo-Agasti 29, 2005, isizwe sabona amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu abasele eNew Orleans. Eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva, kubukeka sengathi abantu abafanayo eNew Orleans baphinde basala ngemuva. Inani labantu baseNew Orleans lincane ngokuphawulekayo futhi limhlophe ngokuphawulekayo. Ngenkathi amashumi ezigidigidi athululelwa eLouisiana, umthelela kubantu abampofu nabasebenzayo eNew Orleans ube mncane. Abaningi asebekhulile nabampofu, ikakhulukazi imindeni empofu enezingane, abazange babuyele eNew Orleans. Izinga lobumpofu lezingane ezikwazile ukubuyela emuva lihlala liphezulu ngendlela ephazamisayo emazingeni angaphambi kwe-Katrina, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni eziMnyama. Amarenti aphezulu futhi athatha amaphesenti aphezulu omholo wabantu. Uhlelo lwesikole sangaphambi kwe-Katrina luxoshe bonke othisha nochwepheshe futhi lwaphenduka inhloko-dolobha yokuhlola i-charter yase-US nakuba isibalo sezingane ezikoleni zomphakathi sehle kakhulu. Kusukela uKatrina, imali etholwa abamhlophe, eyayingaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kweyabaNsundu, ikhuphuke ngokuphindwe kathathu kunabaMnyama. Nakuba kungezona zonke izinombolo ezingezansi ezimbi, zibonisa ukuthi ubani oshiywe eminyakeni eyishumi kusukela uKatrina ashaya.
33 Ukuqasha eNew Orleans kwenyuke ngamaphesenti angama-33 efulethini elilodwa lokulala kanye namaphesenti angama-41 emagumbini okulala amabili selokhu kwafika uKatrina. Lokhu kunzima kakhulu ngoba eNew Orleans, Amaphesenti angama-55 ezakhamuzi aqashisayo. I isilinganiso sikazwelonke singamaphesenti angama-35. In 2005, ikamelo elilodwa lokulala lalingu-$578 kanti amabili angu-$676. Ku 2015, kungu-$767 kokukodwa kanye no-$950 kokubili. I-CNN/Money isanda kuqamba iNew Orleans njenge elinye lamadolobha amabi kakhulu e-US kubaqashi. Ngaphambi kukaKatrina umqashi ovamile wasebenzisa amaphesenti angu-19 omholo wakhe emqashweni. I Isikhungo Sedatha, insiza enhle kakhulu yolwazi lwesifunda, kubika amaphesenti angama-37 abaqashi baseNew Orleans manje abachithayo amaphesenti angaphezu kwe-50 yemali abayitholayo ukuze bayiqashe. Amafulethi aqashwayo asezingeni eliphansi futhi Amaphesenti angu-78, cishe amafulethi angu-50,000, edolobheni elidinga ukulungiswa okukhulu.
38 In 2005, amaphesenti angu-38 ezingane zaseNew Orleans aphila ngobumpofu, amaphesenti angu-17 aphakeme kune-US iyonke. Izinombolo zakamuva zikhombisa Amaphesenti angama-39 ezingane eNew Orleans baphila ngobumpofu, namanje ngamaphesenti angu-17 ngaphezu kwesilinganiso sikazwelonke. Amaphesenti angama-82 ale mindeni anothile osebenzayo emndenini ngakho-ke imbangela eyinhloko amaholo amancane.
44 I-New Orleans manje isikwenzile 44 amabhodi esikoleni. Ngaphambi kukaKatrina, cishe zonke izikole zikahulumeni eNew Orleans zaziqondiswa yi- Ibhodi lesikole i-Orleansan Parish School. Amaphesenti angama-91 ezikole zikahulumeni eNew Orleans manje sekuyizikole eziqashiwe, okuyizinga eliphezulu kakhulu ezweni. Kuphela Amaphesenti angama-32 abantu base-Afrika baseMelika bakholelwa ukuthi cishe uhlelo olusha lwezikole eziqashiwe lungcono kunesistimu yezikole zikahulumeni ngaphambi kwesiphepho ngokumelene namaphesenti angu-44 abamhlophe nakuba abamhlophe abambalwa ababalulekile befunda ezikoleni zikahulumeni.
50 Amaphesenti angama-50 ezingane eziMnyama eNew Orleans bahlala emakhaya ampofu, amaphesenti aphezulu kunangesikhathi uKatrina eshaya.
59 INew Orleans manje ingamaphesenti angama-59 ama-Afrika aseMelika, kusuka ku-66.7 amaphesenti ngo-2000; abamhlophe abangamaphesenti angama-31, basuka kumaphesenti angama-26 ngo-2000; kanye namaphesenti angu-5.5 iSpanishi, isuka kumaphesenti ama-3 ngo-2000.
67 Ngaphambi kukaKatrina, eNew Orleans babophe izakhamuzi zakhona eziningi kunanoma yiliphi idolobha lase-US, eliphindwe kahlanu kunesilinganiso sikazwelonke. Imizamo eqhubekayo yamalungu omphakathi kanye nezikhulu zendawo yehlisa isibalo sabantu abavalelwe ejele ngamaphesenti angu-67.
73 Amaphesenti angama-73 abafundi baseNew Orleans abaqala esikoleni esiphakeme ngesikhathi.
3221 Manje kunamafulethi ezindlu zomphakathi ahola kancane angu-3221 eNew Orleans kunangesikhathi uKatrina efika ngaso. Ngo-2005 kwakukhona 5,146 izindlu zomphakathi ezihola kancane eNew Orleans, kanye nezinkulungwane zezinye izindlu zomphakathi ezihlelelwe ukuvuselelwa noma ukulungiswa, cishe u-100% wase-African American. Iziphathimandla zezindlu manje zibika ukuthi zinezindlu zomphakathi ezingu-1925 ezitholakalayo zabantu abahola kancane ezizeni zezakhiwo ezidiliziwe, ngaphansi kwengxenye yenani elithenjisiwe, futhi ngaphansi kwengxenye yalezo eziqediwe zinerenti ebekwe ngamanani athengekayo kulabo ababehlala ezindlini zomphakathi ngaphambi kwe-Katrina, okusho ukuthi iningi lezindlu zabo zomphakathi manje zidinga imali engenayo ephezulu evela kubaqashi kunabantu ababehlala ezindlini zomphakathi ngaphambi kuka-Katrina. Yingakho cishe ingxenye yemindeni eyayihlala ezindaweni ezine ezithuthukisiwe zezindlu zomphakathi ezadilizwa ngemva kokuba uKatrina ebuyele eNew Orleans nhlobo ngo-2011. Futhi amaphesenti angu-7 kuphela aleyo mindeni yokuqala ayehlala ezindlini ezintsha ezathatha indawo yamakhaya awo.
6,000 Kunabantu abayizi-6,000 abambalwa abaku-Social Security e-Orleans Parish kunangaphambi kwesiphepho. Isifunda sase-Orleans sasinabantu abangama-26,654 ku-Social Security, kungaba ukuguga noma ukukhubazeka, e 2004. Isifunda sase-Orleans sasinabantu abangama-20,325 kuSocial Security endaweni umbiko wamuva. Kukhona ukwehla okufanayo ezinambeni zabantu Kusizo Lwesikhashana Lwemindeni Eswele eNew Orleans. Bekunemindeni engaphezudlwana kuka-3,000 ethola usizo lwesikhashana lukahulumeni eNew Orleans ngoMeyi 2005. Kusukela Kwangathi 2015, lelo nani lehle lafinyelela ku-463.
7,500 Over Othisha bezikole zikahulumeni abayizi-7,500 kanye nama-paraprofessionals, iningi labo okungama-African American, baxoshwa ngemuva kukaKatrina lapho iLouisiana ithatha uhlelo lwezikole zikahulumeni eNew Orleans. INkantolo Ephakeme yase-US yenqaba ukulalela isikhalo sabo ngoMeyi 2015.
9,000 Kunemindeni engu-9,000 embalwa ethola izitembu zokudla kunangaphambili. I-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) wuhlelo oludala lwezitembu zokudla. Ku Kwangathi 2015, Isifunda sase-Orleans sinemizi engaphansi kuka-40,000 ethola izinzuzo zeSNAP. Ku Kwangathi 2005, iNew Orleans yayinemizi engu-49,000 ethola izitembu zokudla.
17,392 Bangu 17,392 izingane ezimbalwa wabhalisa ezikoleni zomphakathi eNew Orleans manje kunangaphambili kukaKatrina. Babengaphezu kuka-63,000 ababhalisele u-pre-Katrina futhi manje bangu-45,608.
35,451 Imali engenayo emaphakathi yemindeni emhlophe eNew Orleans ingama-$60,553; lokho kungu-$35,451 ngaphezu kwemindeni yabaNsundu abaholo layo eliphakathi lalingu-$25,102. Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule imali engenayo emaphakathi yemindeni yabaNsundu ikhule ngamaphesenti ayi-7. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, iholo elimaphakathi lemindeni yabamhlophe lakhula ngokuphindwe kathathu, ngamaphesenti angama-22. Ngo-2005, imali engenayo emaphakathi yemindeni yabaMnyama yayingu-$23,394, kuyilapho isilinganiso samakhaya amhlophe sasingu-$49,262. Ngo-2013, imali engenayo emaphakathi yemindeni yabaNsundu yayikhule kancane, yafinyelela ku-$25,102. Kepha i-median yemizi emhlophe ifinyelele ku-$60, 553.
44,516 The Indawo ye-metro yaseNew Orleans (I-Jefferson, i-Orleans, i-Plaquemines, i-St. Bernard, i-St. Charles, i-St. James, i-St. John the Baptist, ne-St. Tammany Parishs) inezakhamuzi zase-Hispanic ezingaphezu kuka-44,516 ngo-2013 kunango-2000. Ingqikithi manje isiyi-103,061, ngaphezudlwana nje. Amaphesenti angu-8 abantu base-metro ngokusho Isikhungo Sedatha.
71,000 Abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanye bahlala eNew Orleans manje kunangaphambi kwesiphepho. Ngo-2005, iNew Orleans yayinabantu abangu-455,000 kwathi ngo-2014 inani labantu bayo lalingu-384,000.
99,650 Bangu 99,650 abambalwa base-Afrika baseMelika abahlala eNew Orleans manje kunango-2000, uma kuqhathaniswa nabamhlophe abayi-11,000 abambalwa.
71,000,000,000 Izigidigidi ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nanye yamukelwe yiSifundazwe saseLouisiana ukuze iKatrina ilungiswe, ilungiswe futhi yakhe kabusha. Ake ubheke le nkomba futhi uyabona ukuthi ngubani ongazange ayithole imali.
UBill Quigley unguMqondisi Ohlangene weSikhungo Samalungelo Omthethosisekelo, uprofesa wezomthetho eYunivesithi yaseLoyola eNew Orleans, kanye nowasinda eKatrina. Xhumana noMthethosivivinywa ku [i-imeyili ivikelwe]. Siyabonga kumbhali ngokuhambisa lesi sihloko ePortside.
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