hurricane harvey
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‘Everyday It Rains’: A Root Editor’s Personal Struggle Through the Hell of Hurricane Harvey
Editor’s note: Yeats (or perhaps Achebe) was right: Things fall apart. And for The Root’s Senior Editor Kirsten West Savali, in the last year, those three words have become like a living mantra. At the beginning of the summer, West Savali, 37, and her husband, Savali Savali, 40, urgently uprooted their family of five (six, counting…
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Texas Secretary of State Turns Down Hurricane Harvey Aid From Canada and Asks for Prayers Instead: Report
As reports continue to roll in estimating the damage that Hurricane Harvey has caused to parts of Texas, the news that Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos reportedly turned down help from our friends in Canada is beyond troubling. According to Pathos, Quebec Minister of International Relations Christine St-Pierre called Pablos to offer blankets, beds,…
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Spider-Man Helps Bring Smiles to Displaced Kids at Houston Hurricane Shelter
Residents of Houston are still grappling with the horrific devastation brought on by Hurricane Harvey last weekend, with many families being displaced and living in designated shelters in the city. But one friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is out there trying to at least comfort the kids and bring smiles back to their faces during this frightening…
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Solange Announces Hurricane Harvey Benefit Concerts
Solange is making sure she does her own part to help support Houston’s Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts. The Houston native announced a special benefit concert to raise money for victims of the disastrous storm. “I will be doing a special ‘Orion’s Rise’ show in Boston, and ALL proceeds will go towards Hurricane Harvey Relief,” she…
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Houston School District Will Provide 3 Free Meals a Day to All Students in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
The Houston Independent School District has found a way to help all the families it serves in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. On Wednesday the district announced that it will waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program and provide free meals to all students this school…
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Wait, Joel Osteen. Something Isn’t Adding Up
On Sunday, as Hurricane Harvey began to crush parts of Texas, Joel Osteen, pastor of Houston megachurch Lakewood, tweeted that his church was “inaccessible due to severe flooding,” and then let his Twitter followers know that they could go to an area shelter should they need help. Followers who were near the church then took…
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Mass. Sheriff Who Offered Free Inmate Labor to Help Build Trump’s Wall Now Proposes to Send Inmates to Help With Harvey Damage
Bristol County, Mass., Sheriff Thomas Hodgson is proposing to send county inmates to help the city of Houston clean up the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey. This is not the first time Hodgson has offered up his inmates as labor, drawing criticism earlier this year after proposing to send inmates to help build President…
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Beyoncé’s Pastor Confirms ‘Significant Donation’ to Hurricane Harvey Relief
With her hometown under siege because of Hurricane Harvey, Beyoncé issued a statement Tuesday saying that she was taking part in relief efforts with the help of her BeyGood organization and her local pastor, Rudy Rasmus. Rasmus now has confirmed that the singer, who has a history of charitable efforts in Houston, including building low-income…
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A Houston Best Buy Was Seen Selling Packs of Water for More Than $40; Now Says It Was a ‘Big Mistake’
Best Buy is insisting that a viral photo showing cases of exorbitantly priced cases of water at a Houston location—during Hurricane Harvey, mind you—was just “a big mistake.” The photo in question shows a 12-pack case of Smartwater being advertised for sale for $29.98, while 24-packs of Dasani were touted at an outrageous price of…
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Texans Are Asked: What About When You Need Immigrants to Rebuild?
All Hands on Duty for Hurricane Harvey ‘I Was Scared They Were Going to Kill Him’ An Eye-Opener on Just Who Trump Pardoned The Athletic Admits Narrow Hiring Circle Newseum CEO Out as Financial Review Begins How About Statues of Lee’s, Guevara’s Victims? The Day Dick Gregory ‘Shocked’ San Antonio Short Takes “Tropical Storm Harvey…