Walter
I met this tall black man today on Michigan Avenue – we got to talking and he said he was from Mississippi but had been in Chicago for 35 years. He said he was looking to retire somewhere – maybe Atlanta, maybe in Texas – I said well you certainly don’t want to come to New Orleans – the opportunities for a black man are limited. Then about 20 minutes later I ran to find him and said, no, listen, you know what, for a young black man in New Orleans without a lot of resources – right now it is tough to overcome certain factors – but for a man like yourself who already has a sense of himself – we’d love you to move there – we need you there. He laughed and said he’d give it serious consideration.