Terrence Sanders Dead Lost or Displaced

· Topic Popularity: Hurricane Katrina was a horrific Category-5 storm that ravaged New Orleans and resulted in 1,833 deaths. On Sept. 2, 2005, NBCUniversal aired "A Concert For Hurricane Relief. During the telecast Kanye West stated: ?George Bush doesn't care about black people.? The failures of levees and flood walls during Katrina are considered by experts to be the worst engineering disaster in the history of the United States. By August 31, 2005, 80% of New Orleans was flooded, with some parts under 15 feet of water. Hurricane Katrina remains the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, causing an estimated $161 billion in damage along the U.S. Gulf Coast. It destroyed or damaged more than 850,000 homes. Between 300,000 to 350,000 vehicles were also destroyed, as well as 2,400 ships and vessels. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the storm killed a total of 1,833 people and left millions homeless in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

· Book Relevance: Terrence Sanders 'Dead Lost or Displaced' introduces and educates the art book enthusiasts to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as witnessed by the artist himself. This book is his truth, of the lives that were 'Dead, Lost or Displaced' as a result of the Hurricane Katrina's destruction. As citizens of the World with news outlets broadcasting atrocity after atrocity we have become desensitized and because it's not happening to us we are removed from the pain, tragedy and anguish of the victims. For those interested in another perspective of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina this important book documents 11 days in the life of the artist who was a witness.

· Current Cultural Conversation: The worst urban disaster in United States history. Hurricane Katrina left hundreds of thousands of people without access to their homes or jobs, it separated people from relatives, and caused both physical and mental distress on those who suffered through the storm and its aftermath, such as Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2025 will be the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The black New Orleans Community is still navigating the storm. Some areas have fully rebounded, while other (lower income) sites still have storm damage or have been left uninhabited. White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not. Nearly 1 in 3 black residents have not returned to the city after the storm. The child poverty rate in New Orleans is now 40 percent?that's higher than it was before the storm, and more than double the national average. The income disparity between rich and poor is so great that Bloomberg declared New Orleans the country's most ?unequal? city.

· Appeal to an Audience: Terrence Sanders 'Dead Lost or Displaced' appeals to historians, academics, art professionals and the public-at-large and or anyone who has ever visited New Orleans or Louisiana. On a historical, and or personal level this book is a memorial to those who has suffered a loss directly or indirectly in the chaos that ensued during the destruction and evacuation of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Maybe you know someone in the pictures, maybe you read Terrence Sanders story 'Peace Among The Ruins' in the Pulitzer Prize nominated book: '1 Dead In The Attic' by The New Orleans Times Picayune Columnist Chris Rose. We can forgive, but we will never forget. This monograph is not a passing trend. This book is timeless because it documents and articulates the human condition.