In light of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, there has been a great deal of press coverage and conversation about the it — specifically, much attention has been showered on the lives lost as a result of the disaster as well as the steady improvements New Orleans has made in light of it.
What there has not appeared to be a lot of, however, is acknowledgement of the reasons the Katrina disaster was so calamitous.
Also rare are solutions proposed regarding ways we can ensure this tragedy will not repeat itself.
The role of race and class in the conglomerate of unfortunate factors that culminated in the Hurricane Katrina cannot be ignored.