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Abstract

• Through history, storytelling, and political analysis, this report illustrates how the government neglect that disproportionately affected communities of color during Hurricane Katrina is again evident during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, with similar devastating results. The experience of Katrina, then, has policy implications for the current moment, including concerns over profiteering and who will have a voice in rebuilding communities disproportionately affected by economic shutdown and school closures. Policymakers are urged to act on the report's race-conscious, equity-focused recommendations spanning health, education, housing, labor, and democratic governance.

Creator

• Buras, Kristen L.

Date Issued

• 2020-07-28

Academic Affiliation

• National Education Policy Center

Subject

• Equity and Social Justice
• Diversity: Race, Ethnicity, Class, Culture, and/or Gender
• Poverty
• Politics

Publisher

• National Education Policy Center

Last Modified

• 2023-07-18

Resource Type

• Policy Memo

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

Language

• English [eng]

Relationships

In Collection:

• National Education Policy Center

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