One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.
Harry Banks, Soldier (1896) |
Rene Daumal, Writer (1908) |
Jenny Eclair, Comedian (1960) |
Erik Estrada, Actor (1949) |
Tommy Flanagan, Musician (1930) |
Flavor Flav, Musician (1959) |
Victor Garber, Actor (1949) |
Alexi Giannoulias, Politician (1976) |
Ron Kind, Politician (1963) |
Derek Harold Richard Barton, Scientist (1998) |
Thomas Dewey, Politician (1971) |
Ralph Erskine, Architect (2005) |