15 Quotes by Charles Barron

Katrina showed America that race and class matters,

We are going to have a huge influx, and there is going to be a lot of people,

Before Katrina hit New Orleans, it was already one of the poorest places in the country, ... I think it is right to gather and look at an agenda for more equitable distribution of wealth in America, at what are we going to do about affordable housing and education.

I have serious concerns about Mr. Ferrer. I expect I will want to sit down with him to discuss them,

I don't think there's any price that you could put on a life, ... But I think the price needs to be steep enough for the officers that are trigger-happy to become a financial liability for the city.

I want to go up to the closest white person and say: ‘You can’t understand this, it’s a black thing’ and then slap him, just for my mental health.