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INFOGRAPHIC:<\/h1>\nRace and Recovery <\/span><\/h1>\n10 Years After<\/span><\/h1>\n Hurricane Katrina<\/span><\/h1>\n![\"On](\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hurricane-Katrina.jpg\")
<\/a>On August 28, 2005, Roy Marigny wipes his forehead in the heat while waiting for the New Orleans Superdome to open as an emergency shelter ahead of Hurricane Katrina. Photo: Chris Graythen\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\nAugust 29, 2005 will forever be etched in our collective memory\u00a0as the beginning of\u00a0one of the worst natural disasters in United States history, particularly for poor, elderly and people of color in New Orleans. In addition to what peaked as a\u00a0Category 5\u00a0storm, the\u00a0massive failure of NOLA’s\u00a0levees<\/a>, subsequent flooding of most of the city, and\u00a0deadly<\/a>, often\u00a0politically motivated<\/a>\u00a0decision-making that marred the\u00a0local, state and federal response guaranteed that there would be widespread loss of New Orleanian\u00a0lives, homes, neighborhoods and culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAnd then there\u00a0was the aftermath:\u00a0The Superdome.<\/a>\u00a0The\u00a0refusal of\u00a0insurance companies<\/a>\u00a0to cover flood damage.\u00a0The\u00a0calculated\u00a0police shootings of six black men<\/a>\u00a0on the Danziger Bridge and\u00a0accusations of an actual policy<\/a>\u00a0of shooting alleged looters.\u00a0The thousands of\u00a0toxic\u00a0FEMA trailers<\/a>distributed and then\u00a0resold<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0poor people. The news that people incarcerated at the\u00a0Templeman III<\/a>prison had been effectively abandoned and some being treated at\u00a0Memorial Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0had been killed<\/a>. The\u00a0demolition of major public housing projects<\/a>. The firing of thousands of public school teachers and the\u00a0transition<\/a>\u00a0into a majority-charter system. And the list goes on. And on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe story of Hurricane Katrina can never be fully told. But one thing is for certain: The impact and perception of the storm and the rebuilding of New Orleans breaks down quite dramatically according to race.\u00a0We took a look at some of the numbers behind the alarming\u00a0story of race and recovery in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
10 Years After<\/span><\/h1>\n Hurricane Katrina<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/a>On August 28, 2005, Roy Marigny wipes his forehead in the heat while waiting for the New Orleans Superdome to open as an emergency shelter ahead of Hurricane Katrina. Photo: Chris Graythen\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\nAugust 29, 2005 will forever be etched in our collective memory\u00a0as the beginning of\u00a0one of the worst natural disasters in United States history, particularly for poor, elderly and people of color in New Orleans. In addition to what peaked as a\u00a0Category 5\u00a0storm, the\u00a0massive failure of NOLA’s\u00a0levees<\/a>, subsequent flooding of most of the city, and\u00a0deadly<\/a>, often\u00a0politically motivated<\/a>\u00a0decision-making that marred the\u00a0local, state and federal response guaranteed that there would be widespread loss of New Orleanian\u00a0lives, homes, neighborhoods and culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAnd then there\u00a0was the aftermath:\u00a0The Superdome.<\/a>\u00a0The\u00a0refusal of\u00a0insurance companies<\/a>\u00a0to cover flood damage.\u00a0The\u00a0calculated\u00a0police shootings of six black men<\/a>\u00a0on the Danziger Bridge and\u00a0accusations of an actual policy<\/a>\u00a0of shooting alleged looters.\u00a0The thousands of\u00a0toxic\u00a0FEMA trailers<\/a>distributed and then\u00a0resold<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0poor people. The news that people incarcerated at the\u00a0Templeman III<\/a>prison had been effectively abandoned and some being treated at\u00a0Memorial Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0had been killed<\/a>. The\u00a0demolition of major public housing projects<\/a>. The firing of thousands of public school teachers and the\u00a0transition<\/a>\u00a0into a majority-charter system. And the list goes on. And on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe story of Hurricane Katrina can never be fully told. But one thing is for certain: The impact and perception of the storm and the rebuilding of New Orleans breaks down quite dramatically according to race.\u00a0We took a look at some of the numbers behind the alarming\u00a0story of race and recovery in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/a>On August 28, 2005, Roy Marigny wipes his forehead in the heat while waiting for the New Orleans Superdome to open as an emergency shelter ahead of Hurricane Katrina. Photo: Chris Graythen\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n August 29, 2005 will forever be etched in our collective memory\u00a0as the beginning of\u00a0one of the worst natural disasters in United States history, particularly for poor, elderly and people of color in New Orleans. In addition to what peaked as a\u00a0Category 5\u00a0storm, the\u00a0massive failure of NOLA’s\u00a0levees<\/a>, subsequent flooding of most of the city, and\u00a0deadly<\/a>, often\u00a0politically motivated<\/a>\u00a0decision-making that marred the\u00a0local, state and federal response guaranteed that there would be widespread loss of New Orleanian\u00a0lives, homes, neighborhoods and culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And then there\u00a0was the aftermath:\u00a0The Superdome.<\/a>\u00a0The\u00a0refusal of\u00a0insurance companies<\/a>\u00a0to cover flood damage.\u00a0The\u00a0calculated\u00a0police shootings of six black men<\/a>\u00a0on the Danziger Bridge and\u00a0accusations of an actual policy<\/a>\u00a0of shooting alleged looters.\u00a0The thousands of\u00a0toxic\u00a0FEMA trailers<\/a>distributed and then\u00a0resold<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0poor people. The news that people incarcerated at the\u00a0Templeman III<\/a>prison had been effectively abandoned and some being treated at\u00a0Memorial Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0had been killed<\/a>. The\u00a0demolition of major public housing projects<\/a>. The firing of thousands of public school teachers and the\u00a0transition<\/a>\u00a0into a majority-charter system. And the list goes on. And on.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The story of Hurricane Katrina can never be fully told. But one thing is for certain: The impact and perception of the storm and the rebuilding of New Orleans breaks down quite dramatically according to race.\u00a0We took a look at some of the numbers behind the alarming\u00a0story of race and recovery in New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n