France's Katrina? Islanders see racism in hurricane response

Some black and mixed-race residents of the hurricane-devastated French territory on the island of St. Martin are expressing anger at a perception that white tourists have been given priority during evacuations.The anger over perceived discrimination exposes underlying racial tensions that have long plagued France's far-flung former colonies — especially its Caribbean territories, where most of the population identifies as black, and is poorer than the white minority.St. Martin resident Joh