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? 🌍
