La. Weekly: "Blacks Generously Giving Time and Money to Assist Katrina Victims"

Knowing the transformative effects of a new hairdo, stylist H. B. Smith, who is black, handled 15 heads within six hours at the Houston Astrodome. "According to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center For the People & the Press, Blacks are twice as likely as Whites to know people directly affected by Hurricane Katrina. Consequently, Black giving and volunteering are at an unprecedented rate, according to donor organizations. " A Maryland reverend says, "One of the first inquiries will be how has the African-American churches responded. This is a part of who we should be. It's a part of our mission - to help the least, the lost and the left out."