Kharoll-Ann Souffrant of Ricochet Media writes, The Climate Movement - We Need Must Highlight Marginalized Voices.
It was 2005. We all remember Kanye West’s famous words, now etched on our memories: “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people!”
This phrase was spoken in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bush Jr. was being roundly criticized for his slow response to the natural disaster that left nearly 2,000 people dead and countless others injured. Katrina was one of the most powerful hurricanes in U.S. history, and New Orleans, with a predominantly Black population, has one of the largest concentrations of Black people in the country.
As is often the case, this natural disaster highlighted and exacerbated health and socioeconomic inequalities: Black people were the most affected, and also the most likely to have been left to fend for themselves. Today, tens of thousands of these Black residents have deserted the city. The area, gentrified and mostly populated by whites and Latinos with higher incomes, is adapting to the perpetual threat of rising waters. > Read More
Greta Thunberg