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Portraits of a City Reclaimed
As the Atlantic birthed and the Gulf of Mexico nurtured Hurricane Katrina, I was embarking on a new chapter of life. With my elementary school years coming to a close, I braced for the growing pains of adolescence — a turbulent time even under normal circumstances. Within a week of the new school year, this…
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SPLC Releases New Project on the Continued Devastating Impacts of Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will publish an essay series, Living in the Wake: The Enduring Legacy of Hurricane Katrina, detailing the lasting effects of Hurricane Katrina on the lives of New Orleans residents impacted by the storm. The storytelling project provides a…
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Living in the Wake: The Enduring Legacy of Hurricane Katrina
Twenty years ago, what would become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history made landfall in New Orleans bringing with it an unparalleled level of devastation that continues to leave a scar across the city and the region today.
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Learning from disaster: The lessons of Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later
The images that come to mind for most Americans of Hurricane Katrina are many and varied. Whether it is the helicopters rescuing people off their rooftops, residents wading through the flooded city in search of shelter or then-President George W. Bush looking down on the city as he flew over, the photos and video only…
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Impact of Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill on Alabama
Families across Alabama are working hard to stay afloat — paying more for everything from groceries to rent to health care. President Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill (OBBB) guts basic needs programs for low-income people — cutting $1 trillion in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace spending, along with $187 billion in SNAP —…
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Impact of Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill on Florida
Families across Florida are working hard to stay afloat — paying more for everything from groceries to rent to health care. President Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill (“OBBB”) guts basic needs programs for low-income people — cutting $1 trillion in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace spending, along with $187 billion in SNAP —…
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Impact of Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill on Georgia
Families across Georgia are working hard to stay afloat — paying more for everything from groceries to rent to health care. President Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill (“OBBB”) guts basic needs programs for low-income people — cutting $1 trillion in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace spending, along with $187 billion in SNAP —…
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Impact of Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill on Louisiana
Families across Louisiana are working hard to stay afloat — paying more for everything from groceries to rent to health care. President Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill (OBBB) guts basic needs programs for low-income people — cutting $1 trillion in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace spending, along with $187 billion in SNAP —…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Impact of Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill on Mississippi
Families across Mississippi are working hard to stay afloat — paying more for everything from groceries to rent to health care. President Trump’s One Big Ugly Budget Bill (OBBB) guts basic needs programs for low-income people — cutting $1 trillion in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace spending, along with $187 billion in SNAP — all…
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SPLC Files Complaint Demanding Use of Federal Funds to Correct Jackson’s Devastating Water Crisis
Hundreds of Jacksonians Face Housing Displacement Due to Water Shutoffs JACKSON, Misssissippi — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a federal complaint to prevent the state of Mississippi from misusing and withholding federal funds intended for the City of Jackson in its ongoing water crisis. Approved funds from the American Rescue Plan Act…
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