Out to dry after a hurricane
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As hurricane season hits, we examine what happens when Black communities seem to be last in line for disaster planning in Texas.
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Communities more likely to be hit by hurricanes are bracing themselves for a rough summer, as hurricane season begins June 1. But in Kashmere Gardens, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Houston, residents are still trying to repair the damage to homes from a hurricane that hit five years ago.
As Tracy Jan tells producer Bishop Sand, that\\u2019s because money to address that damage \\u2014 and to prevent further destruction \\u2014 has been hard to come by. According to an investigation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Texas directed federal grants toward Whiter and wealthier areas \\u2014 leaving places like Kashmere Gardens out to dry.
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