hurricane katrina
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FEMA Supervisor Fired For Ordering Workers to Ignore Hurricane-Ravaged Houses With Trump Signs, But Is Her Reasoning Valid?
Marn'i Washington said she was just following FEMA rules and using her discretion.
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Mississippi River Drought Threatens New Orleans Drinking Water
New Orleans is potentially on the brink a major drinking water crisis, highlighting the escalating environmental disasters in Black communities.
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DHS Director Marcus T. Coleman on How Critical Faith-Based Partnerships Are to Disaster Relief for People of Color
Coleman spoke to The Root about Hurricane Ian relief efforts and FEMA's mission to help underserved communities.
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Echoes of Katrina? Black Fla. Residents Feel Forgotten In Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts
Black residents in the towns of Dunbar and River Park say they were the last to get power and the relief centers are too far
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Kamala Harris Should Tell Conservatives Where To Stick Their Tired Criticism Of Her Remarks on Hurricane Ian
Disaster recovery is and always was about race, but Republicans are big mad that she called it out.
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Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation Must Pay Katrina Survivors $20.5 Million in Settlement
The foundation was sued for the defective homes they built for homeowners after Hurricane Katrina.
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FEMA Revamps Strict Policy That Prevented Many Black Families From Receiving Disaster Aid
FEMA relied on records like deeds and wills, but many Black families in the South inherited their homes.
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Hurricane Ida: One Dead in Louisiana, More Than a Million Are Without Power in the Region
The storm touched down in Louisiana yesterday on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and concerns about levees overtopping remain high.
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Category 4 Hurricane Ida Expected to Make Landfall in Louisiana Sunday Afternoon
This comes 16 years after Hurricane Katrina struck the coast in 2005.
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Big Freedia: If I Had Known the 'Queen' in Queen Diva Would Cause So Much Confusion, I Might Have Called Myself the King!
The bullet in my right bicep always aches. It reminds me how everything about me is fair game: who I love, how I dress—indeed, my very body is up for judgment and assault from all quarters, everywhere, all the time. In 2004, I was idling in the driveway of my friend’s apartment building when a…