This is an email I sent to an author at the National Review:

Sir, I wish there was a way at this time for the little people to tell their side, but since there is not I hope that telling you might help. I want Ms. Rice to know that the people of Houston and the suburbs are busting their tails for the refugees. Little old ladies are staying up 24 hours a day doing laundry and cooking at their local churches, men and women are taking off work to volunteer at shelters, poor people who can’t afford to drive very far are volunteering at local donation spots with sorting, and everyone in this area is donating everything they can possibly muster up from their homes and donating things they buy at the store. I do not know one single person who isn’t doing something. I have not heard of one single person who hasn’t done something. This city is scrambling to help the people of the affected areas.
What worries me is that morale is declining every time a celebrity accuses us of racism or neglect. Houston is working hard – very hard. What are the celebrities doing to help besides pulling things down further?

It is in reference to the following article, which I encourage you to read in full at the National Review website.

We Failed You? Try Again.
Anne Rice blames America, not local officials.

“To my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us. You looked down on us; you dismissed our victims; you dismissed us. You want our Jazz Fest, you want our Mardi Gras, you want our cooking and our music. Then when you saw us in real trouble, when you saw a tiny minority preying on the weak among us, you called us “Sin City,” and turned your backs.â€? — novelist and New Orleans resident Anne Rice
Let me get this straight.
Ms. Rice, you live in (what was) a very attractive city which lies below sea level. On one side you have a giant lake; on the other side you have the Gulf of Mexico. Running through the middle is the Mississippi River. All of which are above you.

For more, read the rest of the article here