“Centuries-old wounds are still raw because they never healed right in the first place. Here is the essential truth. We are better together than we are apart.” InspirationalTruthDiversityRace And Racism In AmericaHealing The Past Author:Mitch Landrieu
“Instead of revering a four-year brief historical aberration that was called the Confederacy we can celebrate all 300 years of our rich, diverse history as a place named New Orleans and set the tone for the next 300 years.” DiversityNew OrleansConfederate States Of America Author:Mitch Landrieu
“One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.” PeopleWellsImportantTogetherBeautifulSimpleRichDiversityWeaknessNotionFocusedNew OrleansGumbo Author:Mitch Landrieu