In 2005, #HurricaneKatrina's destruction impacted #NewOrleans' 2006 municipal elections with delays & severely depressed voter turnout.

As severe storms continue, Katrina's impact must be a lesson for us to prioritize election resiliency.

Revisit #LivingInTheWake: https://bit.ly/3JMHCdC

As severe natural disasters continue to occur, federal funding must adequately support all communities.

Revisit our #LivingInTheWake project, where we assess how the inequities Hurricane Katrina revealed 20 years ago are still relevant and in need of addressing today 🔗: https://bit.ly/4mHJ6o2

#HurricaneKatrina exposed decades-old inequity in the federal emergency management system 🎯.

#LivingInTheWake examines how climate change impacts the South, unequal recovery across neighborhoods and solutions 📲: https://bit.ly/48h4Bb3

The Picture of Prejudice: Media Portrayals of Black Survivors National media outlets cast Hurricane Katrina survivors as looters and rapists, then ignored the racist violence their coverage helped ignite.

The SPLC's #LivingInTheWake essay series acknowledges the legacy of Katrina and the need to raise awareness of the injustices, falsehoods and harms that communities faced.

🔗: www.splcenter.org/re...

#Katrina20 #SPLCLA

#OTD last year, #HurricaneHelene struck across the South, becoming the deadliest hurricane in the U.S. since #HurricaneKatrina.

The #LivingInTheWake project highlights how the inequities Katrina revealed are still affecting us and how to address them: https://bit.ly/4mHJ6o2

The #LivingInTheWake project examines #EconomicJustice in disaster response: https://bit.ly/3UY9E8o

#OTD in 2005, #HurricaneRita exacerbated damage from #HurricaneKatrina.

Rita’s anniversary is a moment of remembrance and a warning: Disasters don’t discriminate — and our recovery and preparation efforts shouldn’t either.

Visit #LivingInTheWake: https://www.splcenter.org/hurricane-katrina-legacy/

#HurricaneKatrina is only one example of why we need #HumanRights protections for vulnerable communities.

Visit our #LivingInTheWake essay series, where we highlight how the U.S. can effect change and strengthen human rights protections: https://bit.ly/424XAGd

#OTD in 2017, #HurricaneMaria devastated #PuertoRico, causing fatalities and damage while exposing critical needs for greater resilience and preparedness.

Our #LivingInTheWake project stresses the need to increase federal funding to build systems that protect us all📲: https://bit.ly/424XAGd

160 years after our first commitment to recovery for newly emancipated Black people, we reflect on the recovery of #NewOrleans decades after #HurricaneKatrina.

Our #LivingInTheWake project assesses the requirements for recovery that serves the interests of all 📲: https://bit.ly/3ViCNLC

In the aftermath of #HurricaneKatrina, far-right groups exploited the crisis, spreading conspiracy theories & slowing recovery.

Far-right groups still use these tactics today. Our #LivingInTheWake project highlights how critical it is to understand how they operate: bit.ly/4plz4L9

Keeping the Power On: Voting Rights After Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina reshaped Louisiana’s population in ways that still affect minority representation across the state and in Congress.

The SPLC's new #LivingInTheWake essay series assesses how inadequate systems led to major changes in the #Louisiana electorate 📲: www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

Katrina's impact must be a learning lesson for us to prioritize election resiliency when natural disasters occur.

Twenty years later, we explore the issues with the jail and how many of the dynamics that fueled the carceral system remain, with the jail still entirely violent & disproportionately filled with Black people.

Learn more using the SPLC's #LivingInTheWake project 📲: www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

Within hours of #HurricaneKatrina’s landfall in 2005, floodwaters inside the #NewOrleans jail had risen from knee-high to chest-high.

The people trapped in the cells – 90% of them Black – began to fear that they’d been abandoned and left to drown.

#LivingInTheWake #Katrina20

Can Hurricanes Discriminate? Economic Justice After Katrina Hurricane Katrina hit hardest in areas with more Black residents, more renters and higher poverty rates, revealing stark racial and economic disparities.

Decades later, the inequities that the storm highlighted — and exacerbated— still impact the city today.

📲 The SPLC's #LivingInTheWake project assesses how true recovery means building systems that protect and uplift all communities 🔗: www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

#Katrina20 #SPLCLA

#HurricaneKatrina's impact on #NewOrleans revealed that natural disasters don’t impact everyone equally.

🏚️ Predominantly Black neighborhoods were hit the hardest.
📈 Housing costs, displacement and homelessness soared.
❤️‍🩹 Recovery programs left too many behind.

#Katrina20 #SPLCLA #LivingInTheWake

#HurricaneKatrina was more than a natural disaster — it revealed the consequences of systemic inequities.

The SPLC's #LivingInTheWake project highlights how, 20 years after the destructive storm, these themes are still relevant and affecting us today 🔗: www.splcenter.org/hu...