Hurricane Katrina began it's landfall in south Mississippi exactly twenty years ago. If you've forgotten, never paid attention, or weren't born yet, I hope this piece helps you understand the perspective of people who were forever changed. open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
Katrina changed what I felt and believed about our society WAY more than 9/11. The veil was lifted. They could not hide from what they did and did not do. We cannot hide from what it said about America.
I go to NOLA’s 9th ward twice a year just remind myself
Just watched Netflix documentary on Katrina. Heartbreaking and infuriating. Stunning fact about how many teachers New Orleans lost afterwards and the results that brought.
The geography of injustice
What an amazing article. The fact that lots of the damage from these storms is the self-inflicted aftermath is new to me. This hit particularly hard:
