other than stan smith all were reluctant to speak to us for this report. when it comes to the public schools overhaul, a lot of people say race matters. predominantly black. the majority of public school students and teachers black. >> it was a far heavier blow to the black middle class that happened. the teachers had you prior to the storm in the community a lot of kids wanted to be like that person, that was somebody's aunt, you went to the grocery store, church with that person. all of that was taken away after the storm. >> revamp a mostly black student body are often wide or from out of town creating tension. it's been said they don't appreciate the role public schools have played in the crescent city. >> because in new orleans we have a very well documented history of inqui inequity and injustice around children of color. struggle just to get the schools open. >> in new orleans seventh ward, this neighborhood was once home to many middle class blacks and at its core a public school, one of the things that held this neighborhood together. >> this gene

other than stan smith, all were reluctant to speak to us for this report. when it comes it a public schools overhaul, a lot of people say race marts. the city of new orleans is black, making the majority of students and teachers black. >> it was a blow to the black middle class. teachers that you had prior to the storm lived in the community. a lot of people wanted to be like that person, it was someone's aunt. you went to the grocery store with that person, the church. >> here leaders tapped to revamp a black student body are och white or from out of -- often white or from out of town, creating tension, and not appreciating the role schools have played. >> in new orleans we have a history of inequity and injustice around opportunity for students with colour and most of the schools have a story of struggle just to get the schools to open. >> brenda is a pastor in a church in the seventh ward. it was home to middle class blacks and at its core a public school. one of the things that held the neighbourhood together. this generation of kids has been denied the