Will the St. Louis Black Community Go the Way of Post-Katrina New Orleans?

After Trump’s FEMA Cuts, Black St. Louis Recovers From Deadly Tornadoes Alone

Weeks before, the administration slashed nearly $1 billion in disaster aid meant for Black and low-income neighborhoods.

Black St. Louis Recovering From Deadly Tornadoes After Sirens, FEMA Failed

Black residents in St. Louis are demanding answers after tornadoes killed five people, including three children, with no warning sirens or FEMA response for days. Community members cite systemic racism, federal cuts, and infrastructure failures.

St. Louis Damage Estimated At $1B Dollars

I just saw a post from someone in St. Louis pleading for anyone “connected” to help spread the word that people are suffering and desperate. I did very little research into this so I can’t verify the veracity of the claims but this seems bad...really...

Op-Ed: A Tornado Just Destroyed Black St. Louis, It’s Time For Black America To Unite

Source: KSDK News / Youtube The time is approximately 3:00 a.m. We currently don’t know the time since losing our electricity. All of our devices have since died. The food in the refrigerator went bad and the edible food was thrown on a BBQ grill days ago. How are the children? They are getting restless in the house without internet access and the ability to use their devices. Of course, they can play outside all day, and do. But the heat is ris…

Will the St. Louis Black community go the way of Post-Katrina New Orleans?

Friday, May 16, the St. Louis area was hit by a EF3 tornado. Wind speeds estimated to be up to 165 mph wreaked devastation and caused at least five fatalities. The last time such a tornado touched ground in St. Louis city was 1959, out of memory for most city residents.The relief response has a class and racial lens to it that is inescapable to ignore.What is more current in the memories is how disaster relief shows up for predominantly working-…

BLK ALERTS - Op-Ed: A Tornado Just Destroyed Black St. Louis, It’s Time For Black America To Unite

Source: KSDK News / Youtube The time is approximately 3:00 a.m. We currently don’t know the time since losing our electricity. All of our devices have since died. The food in the refrigerator went bad and the edible food was thrown on a BBQ grill days ago. How are the children? They are getting restless in the house without internet access and the ability to use their devices. Of course, they can play outside all day, and do. But the heat is ris…