hurricane harvey
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How The Climate Crisis Is Impacting Black People
Black and Brown Americans bear the brunt of rising sea levels and stronger and more frequent storms
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Beyoncé Drops ‘Mi Gente’ Remix to Benefit Disaster Relief in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Other Caribbean Islands
While y’all’s dusty president is still dropping incendiary and largely inaccurate tweets about the NFL protests against racial injustice, celebrities are doing the Lord’s work, focusing on the fact that there are thousands of Americans (and non-Americans) who need help after natural disasters have ravaged their states and islands, leaving many in desperate need of…
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Houston Texans Quarterback Deshaun Watson Donates 1st-Game Paycheck to Cafeteria Workers Devastated by Hurricane Harvey
Don’t let Donald Trump and his satanic administration fool you: There is still kindness and good in this world. Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson donated his first-game paycheck to three cafeteria workers who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. “For what you all do for us every day and never complain, I really appreciate you…
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Beyoncé Cries With Hurricane Harvey Victims at Her Childhood Church
Queen Bey continues to spread her magnificence throughout the realm. The Houston native went back to her childhood church this week to be with victims of Hurricane Harvey, including the family of The Root’s very own Kirsten West Savali, who wrote about their horrific ordeal on the site. The Carter women—including Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles,…
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How Petrified Should We Be for Hurricane Victims Now That Ben Carson Is the Head of HUD?
As the waters recede in parts of Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur and other areas of Texas impacted by the horrific Hurricane Harvey, the agony of recovery efforts has begun. Approximately 100,000 homes have been damaged, and the varying degrees of insurance—notably the lack of flood insurance in the flood-stricken Houston—present a unique conundrum for storm…
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Fla. Residents Evacuate as Hurricane Irma Rips Through Caribbean
Jessica Alexandre has spent the last few days walking through her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., deciding what she’ll pack into her Hyundai Elantra and what will be left behind before she and her family caravan north to her mother’s house in Atlanta on Thursday morning. Old family heirlooms, her two dogs, an 18-year-old nephew…
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Top Native American News Site on ‘Hiatus’
‘Alternative Business Models’ Under Consideration DACA Repeal Could Mean Journalist Deportations Reporter on Harvey Helps Deliver a Baby Omarosa’s Access to Trump Curtailed, Report Says Peter Bhatia Named Editor of Detroit Free Press 300 Readers Pledge Intolerance of Hate, Racism Philly Columnist Wants Rizzo Statue Gone Sheridan Broadcasting Cuts News, Sports Division N. Korea Gives…
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Joel Osteen Sounds a Lot Like Donald Trump
Joel Osteen has been having a tough time; some of it due to Hurricane Harvey, which ravaged parts of Texas, and most of it due to his response to it and now-revisionist storytelling (can we say “lying” and not be struck down?), akin to the current president and resident liar in chief, Donald Trump. Let…
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Making Sure Your Houston Relief Money Is Going to the Black Folks Who Need It Most Isn’t Easy
Houston state Rep. Shawn Thierry’s majority-black district houses nearly 200,000 residents, the Houston Texans football stadium, and a massive population of folks who were already low-income and living from paycheck-to-paycheck. They were all in the eye of the storm when Hurricane Harvey hit. “It’s really that bad,” Thierry, a single mom of a 4-year old,…