As hurricane season hits, we examine what happens when Black communities seem to be last in line for disaster planning in Texas.
Construction workers in January 2020 repair a Houston home damaged by Hurricane Harvey, which hit in 2017. (Juan Lozano/AP)Communities more likely to be hit by hurricanes are bracing themselves for a rough summer, as hurricane season begins June 1. But in Kashmere Gardens, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Houston, residents are still trying to repair the damage to homes from a hurricane that hit five years ago.
As Tracy Jan tells producer Bishop Sand, that’s because money to address that damage — and to prevent further destruction — has been hard to come by. According to an investigation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Texas directed federal grants toward Whiter and wealthier areas — leaving places like Kashmere Gardens out to dry.
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As hurricane season hits, we examine what happens when Black communities seem to be last in line for disaster planning in Texas.
Construction workers in January 2020 repair a Houston home damaged by Hurricane Harvey, which hit in 2017. (Juan Lozano/AP)Communities more likely to be hit by hurricanes are bracing themselves for a rough summer, as hurricane season begins June 1. But in Kashmere Gardens, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Houston, residents are still trying to repair the damage to homes from a hurricane that hit five years ago.
As Tracy Jan tells producer Bishop Sand, that’s because money to address that damage — and to prevent further destruction — has been hard to come by. According to an investigation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Texas directed federal grants toward Whiter and wealthier areas — leaving places like Kashmere Gardens out to dry.
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