The Katrina disaster was not only the news story of the year for me but the disaster and the political ramifications of its aftermath makes this story the most significant story regarding race relations in America since the 60's. At a time when many thought our racial woes were behind us, the sight of African-Americans stranded homeless in a ruined city that is majority Black and the fact that many felt race as much as Mother Nature contributed to the magnitude of the disaster showed the world that America has a lot more work to do to insure that all of our citizens are treated equally.