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Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, a chilling truth emerges: Black children faced systemic barriers to recovery aid and mental health support that their white counterparts accessed more readily.
New Orleans filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr., who lived through the storm as a child, reveals in his documentary that Black communities like his received significantly less assistance post-disaster. 'We were left to process trauma alone,' he says, highlighting a pattern of institutional inequities.
Katrina displaced over 1 million people and killed 1,800—disproportionately affecting African-American neighborhoods. While wealthier (and often whiter) areas rebuilt faster, Black families still grapple with the storm's economic and emotional aftershocks.
This story isn’t just about 2005—it’s a wake-up call for climate justice today. As extreme weather events rise globally, Buckles’ work asks: Who gets saved first when disaster strikes?
'We were left to process trauma alone,' he says, highlighting a pattern of institutional inequities.
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