More than a decade after six unarmed civilians were shot by police while trying to cross New Orleans’ Danziger Bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, five former officers pleaded guilty in connection with the deadly shooting, NOLA.com reports.

I began teaching in the Social Work Department at North Carolina State University in 2011. As a faculty member teaching the anti-oppression social justice course, I sought to use the lessons of Hurricane Katrina to talk about the history of systemic oppression in the United States.

George W. Bush’s decision to mark the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a celebratory speech in New Orleans has raised a lot of questions. One of those questions is, “what the shit happened to his hair?”

New Orleans, Louisiana: It’s a city that’s been through a lot, but in good times or bad, it’s a fantastic place to dance. Former President George W. Bush knows that whenever you visit, you’ll be welcomed by a hot band and an opportunity to get funky.

The New Orleans I know from my childhood and the one I know of today are two very different places, partially because my ability to understand it has developed as I’ve aged. The other part is the changing demographics of the city.

This month marks the ten-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the storm that ravaged New Orleans leaving 1,833 of its citizens dead. There are a lot of reasonable emotions to feel in response to this particular tragedy—sadness, grief, and anger, to name a few. How about envy? Sure, I guess—so says one brave Chicago Tribune op-ed writer who isn’t afraid to present herself as a potential sociopath in her quest to expose Chicago’s inadequacies.

Healthcare.gov, the website where Americans are supposed to sign up for healthcare exchanges created under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, is buggy as fuck. The exchanges don’t officially take effect until early 2014, but in the meantime signing up for one is somewhere between difficult and impossible.

As you're all probably well aware, the shit-covered Carnival cruise ship finally arrived in Mobile, Alabama earlier tonight. CNN dropped all other news to cover the event as though it were some sort of national disaster, which it clearly isn't. Only don't tell that to CNN's Martin Savidge, who during an interview with passenger Rob Kenny, compared conditions aboard the ship to life in New Orleans immediately after Hurricane Katrina. You know, the storm that killed thousands and nearly destroyed a major U.S. city. Thankfully, Kenny put Savidge in his place, telling him: "Well, let's put that in perspective. Katrina was a major a devastation. We're out on a freaking cruise ship, and just out here having a good time...those are two different things."

According to census data, the population of New Orleans is 29 percent smaller than in 2000—likely thanks to Katrina.

Three cops were convicted of the murder of 31-year-old Henry Glover in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Well, this is creepy: The empty New Orleans Six Flags, abandoned after Hurricane Katrina, filmed by Teddy Smith. It's even got an atmospheric score! And, because of course an abandoned amusement park would have one, a huge, terrifying clown head.

Tonight, NBC aired Decision Points, its interview of former President George W. Bush by Matt Lauer. When the topic of Hurricane Katrina—specifically, Kanye West's "George Bush doesn't care about black people!" outburst—came up, Bush got angry. Really angry.

George W. Bush said recently that the "worst" moment of his presidency was when Kanye West said he didn't care about black people. Now Kanye has kinda apologized to Bush for calling him racist... in typical Kanye West fashion.

Former President George W. Bush told Today anchor Matt Lauer that the "all-time low" of his presidency was when rapper Kanye West said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" on live television. Hmm. Is that really the worst moment?

It's been five years since Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans and parts of the Gulf Coast, and media outlets have run stories looking back on the destruction as well as the rebuilding. But the latest Frontline is a must watch.

This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast and left hundreds of dead bodies floating in the wrecked streets of New Orleans. To celebrate, Katrina hero Michael Brown is "speaking out."

[New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward looks a whole lot better today (top) than it did four years ago after Hurricane Katrina (bottom). Image via Getty]

Spike Lee's If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise found Brad Pitt dropping a superb A Streetcar Named Desire reference and explaining how he is single-handedly organizing the rehousing of the Ninth Ward.

Tonight in the world of self-loathing Real World homophobe Ryan Leslie, we learned that he hates Hurricane Katrina victims (and manual labor), refusing to help everyone build a house for one of them. Also: Knight gets all homophobic on Preston.

Six New Orleans cops have been charged with killing unarmed people after Hurricane Katrina. Four could face the death penalty.