During the 1970 and 1980s, prejudice against black people slowly began to appear less often, and many black people now have good jobs in business and government. A black women like Condoleezza Rice can represent the American government in other countries and perhaps even think about becoming president. but there are still problems. When Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city of New Orleans in 2005, most of the people who lost their houses were black. Many of them waited a long time for help from the government. Was it because they were black? A lot people think so.