I'm not surprised that this is turning into a racial issue! People should remember that New Orleans is around 67% black so yes most of the people stranded are black. Instead of crying about race why don't people ask why those who are stranded why they stayed? Everyone was warned well ahead of time to get out yet it seems that most people chose to ignore those warnings and we now have what we have down there. Don't get me wrong I don't like to see people suffer but if some officials are warning me to evacuate I'm evacuating. I just don't understand why so many did not heed the warnings.