Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Herald.com | 10/04/2005 | Blacks rise to help their community

Herald.com | 10/04/2005 | Blacks rise to help their community: "Blacks rise to help their community

The black community is rallying around a cause -- to help black victims of Hurricane Katrina.

BY NATALIE P. McNEAL

nmcneal@herald.com

From humble offerings of crumpled singles in church collection plates to the fittingly named SOS: Saving OurSelves telethon by BET, blacks are responding with money and in-kind contributions for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

A crop of black charitable organizations are benefiting from the unprecedented outpouring after the storm's devastating toll among African Americans."

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