Wolf Blitzer...

Professionally trained journalists have a responsibility to choose their words wisely. Knowing that the majority of the population affected by the hurricane are Black, the journalist in question -- in my opinion -- knew full well that his choice word was inappropriate. If, in fact, he was trying to paint a picture by using the word "black" then there were several other words that he could have used. Using the same website, http://www.dictionary.com/, and going to the Thesaurus link, the words "dark; cloudy; somber; depressive" etc. could have been used instead of "black."

Just my thoughts.