Black Celebrities And Hurricane Harvey

August 25, 2017 Hurricane Harvey hit the coast of Texas with absolute power. It was originally predicted that it would not surpass category 1, the elements combined and made Harvey extremely vicious. It hit the most populated areas on the United States becoming one of the most destructive. People did not have enough time to properly prepare for the unpredicted devastation ahead. However, the government and the people responded with strong efforts. Let’s start with the federal department. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (which is referred to as FEMA), with its government accomplices mobilized a work force and with many assets to help states affected. About 21,000 government assets were sent to help out during the vicious Tropical Storm. A lot of people sought refuge during the storm and the Federal government gave them many places to stay for example many government owned sites were converted refuge sites for the victims. The U.S coast guard played a huge role to aid victims. Thousands of coast guards were deployed in support of the relief efforts. They evacuated victims through government transport such as helicopters and big vehicles that could travel through the flooding. They are also opened various docks and waterways within Brownsville, Kentucky without any restrictions to the public. FEMA provided thousands of meals, medical and household items. Fema also paid rent for the victim’s short-term housing. Other ongoing Federal

According to past research, de la Peña et al. (2010) had speculated that rescue efforts were a prominent discussion between races after the hurricane. Independent polls conducted not long after the hurricane show the blatant disagreement between the Black- and White-Americans. For example, (e.g., Page & Puente, 2005; Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 2005)

The devastating and deeply rooted traumatic effects of Hurricane Katrina will live in the psyches of the people of New Orleans and beyond for generations to come. Katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States barreling in as a Category 5 with up to 175 mile-per-hour winds and a 20-ft storm surge that would create a humanitarian emergency with the likes never before seen in the United States. This hurricane caused unimaginable death, destruction, and displacement, leaving a known death toll of 1,836 and an unknown number thought to be washed out to sea. The real truth is we will never know exactly how many people lost their lives during Hurricane Katrina.

“Then New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson offered 200 members of his state’s national guard to help Louisiana the day Katrina hit, but a letter from Washington authorizing the move did not arrive until five days later.” (Robillard Web). Four days after Katrina President George W. Bush sent 7,200 troops from the National Guard (Robillard Web). The Red Cross played a big role in Hurricane Katrina suppling 68 million meals to the survivors (American Web). Millions were taken care of with food, water, and shelter by 245,000 of the Red Cross Disaster workers (American Web). Firemen from other cities volunteered in the hundreds to help clean up (American Web). Louisiana was happy to have all the help they got after the

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, fires broke out, corpses were in streets, looting was taking place around the city, floor waters became toxic with sewage and gas. US Army Corps of Engineers came in to pump New Orleans dry; this was a continuous operation. (video: The Lost City of New Orleans: A Case Study) Organizations such as the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, National Guard and others helped the relief effort with housing,

Because of this hurricane, people are being forced out of their homes, left with no food, left with nothing, and being forced to see this natural disaster thrash at their city. Not only will this hurricane affect the people in Houston and south Texas, but it will also affect those across the nation who have loved ones going through this tragedy. This event is important because lives have been lost and many people are losing many of their possessions. This hurricane is bringing devastation to people in this county, who just a few days ago were living

The author relied heavily on Pathos in his article. He used pathos to set the tone for his agenda which is, to have the readers heed his warning about the possibility for an age of superstorms. The author new that he could play on his readers emotions of fear and awe towards hurricane Harvey witch would make them be more susceptible to his warning. The author describes several scenes to emotionally attach his readers, some scenes of the destruction of the storm and others of the heroism of the people effected by Harvey. He also uses logos which ends up in this article creating more pathos. For example he states that 30,000 people are living in shelters, witch states a fact and crates the emotion of sorrow for those people. He uses this pathos

As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South and drowned large parts of New Orleans this past September, the ugly reality of our nation's continuing problem with class, poverty, and race became apparent. Many Americans began to question the possibility of racism being a deciding factor in the fate of many New Orleans citizens who were black and who lived in the poorest, most low-lying portion of the city, the Ninth Ward. Many, including First Lady Laura Bush, denounce critics who say race played a role in the federal government's slow response to the victims of Katrina. While it is possible that the government's slow response to the disaster was not directly due to racism, there are many unanswered questions suggesting the protection of the city

Seeing that some neighboorhoods in the low land were effected even more than those on high land will help the city see which parts of the city to start evacuation procedures to also avoid so much commotion or traffic around town. Loise Rose talks about how she realized that this storm was different from any regular rainy day when she saw that Harvey did not discriminate did make perfect sense. Her explanation of where she was at at the George R. Brown where she saw all social classes and all types of race gave a perfect description of what Houston is. Many came together as one at the time of help, so it helped to show and prove even with all the controversy in politics that separate us in society. It was the last thing we had on our minds and we just cared and worried for one another. I believe that we should work together as a city or even a state and prepare for future emergency like this one.Build a charity that will helps us with situations like Harvey. Any charity that would take donations specifically for any losses of home or businesses that will be promising for the city and state. From other sources and talk going around seems like people cant seem to trust the red cross or any government help after

Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29th, 2005. The events that followed would leave the whole nation in shock until this day. One of the major topics of discussion after this disaster was whether or not the government's slow reaction time had anything to do with the fact that New Orleans is sixty-seven percent African American. As helicopters circled a wasteland that was once a major tourist attraction, the racism of the Deep South, thought to be extinct, proved it was only dormant. The same racism against African Americans that could be seen on Bourbon Street in the months prior to the hurricane reared its ugly head once more in Gretna, LA and was pointed out on live television by rapper Kanye West.

On April 18, 2016 Yahoo reports Houston, Texas have flooding that forces residents to move out their homes and live in a nearby shelter. The flooding causes damage to the electricity lines, foreclosures of freeways, and forcing schools to close down because of the weather. One million students got the day off including workers. It’s deeply saddened that five victims were dead in this weather. There is over 450 water rescue and victims were transported to the mall to shelter away until the storm passes. It’s hard for people to drive in the freeway because the water can be up to 15 feet deep. The weather causes frustration toward the Houston resident.

The New York Times writers explains all the events happening during Harvey’s next landfall in “Harvey Live Updates: Trump Heads to a Flooded Texas”. In case you’ve been living underneath a construction site for your whole life, Harvey made hard landfalls in Corpus Christi and Houston, TX along with other cities in Texas. With hundreds of thousands of people under evacuation orders, shelters in Houston filled to bursting with people who craved some news about the safety of their loved ones and the state of their homes. Parts of the Houston area set a record for rainfall from a single storm anywhere in the continental United States, with a top reading on Tuesday afternoon, since the storm began, of 51.88 inches. Jeffrey Lindner, a meteorologist for the Harris County Flood Control District, said 25 to 30 percent of Harris County's 1,800 square miles of land was flooded.

      Now don’t get me started about Hurricane Irma! The International Federation of the Red Cross has released emergency funds to ensure a rapid donation request. Irma’s torrential rains and winds have flooded towns and roads, and destroyed homes and buildings. The Red Cross is marshaling their resources

Hurricane Harvey had and environmental. Economic, social and political impact on the city of Houston as well as the state of Texas.

Marcy Jane Knopf-Newman made some comparisons of Palestine and Nazi Germany Holocaust to the neglect and criminalization of African Americans during Hurricane Katrina, and I find her analogies to be particularly unfair. Palestinians were either murdered or were forced to leave their land by the Israeli government. They suffer galling humiliation daily that goes unnoticed by the rest of the World. They’re forced to live in refugee camps in Gaza, which is described as an “open air prison” (Slingshot Hip Hop) and their movement is restricted by checkpoints. Slowly by surely they’re losing their identity because what they are taught in school is being controlled. They are afraid to speak their native tongue because of possibly being arrested