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Article: Commentary; New Orleans; Chocolate, vanilla or neapolitan
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- New Pittsburgh Courier
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- January 25, 2006
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin opened himself up for a torrent of criticism when he declared in a Martin Luther King Day speech that God wants New Orleans to again be a "chocolate city."
In his speech, he said, "It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans--the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans." Nagin added, "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."
Under fire, Nagin backed away from his comments.
It's easy to criticize Nagin for his choice of words or for professing to speak for God--and many have done just that. But that's the easy way out. ...