Season 1 – Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time

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Patricia M Nov 3 I found it very interesting that unsubstantiated rumors were reported by the news and government officials as fact. And how quickly government officials will turn on their own citizens and make killing them a priority over helping them. The way the news media called for troops and marshall law was sickening. I'm not saying there wasn't some looting. But that became the story more than the suffering and dying people. I am not condoning looting. But what the people were mostly taking was food. They weren't walking out with big screen TVs. Some comments were about the looting. But no one commented on the so called vigilantes that bragged about killing every black person they came across. Or the so called rescuers that were so afraid to go rescue people, they were prepared to kill, calling the people they were going to rescue animals. Being poor in America doesn't make you an enemy of the state. I found the documentary enlightening but also disheartening. See more Jason S Aug 31 Wow. I knew a lot of the political/administrative failures. But there is so much I didn't know. It just kept getting worse and worse. Every American should watch this. Extra terrifying in the current context of FEMA and the CDC being dismantled by Trump's administration. See more Melissa S Aug 22 I am from St. Bernard Parish, and even 20 years later, Katrina still lives with me. The pain, the loss, the betrayal—it never goes away. So many of us were abandoned, mistreated, and failed by the very people who were supposed to protect us. Things could have—should have—been handled differently. That’s why it cuts so deep to see this documentary twist our tragedy into nothing more than a racial battle. That is a disgrace. I knew people—good people—who died because of this city’s carelessness, because those in power didn’t do their jobs, and to this day, New Orleans officials continue to fail their citizens. The outrage should be directed where it belongs—at the mayor, at FEMA’s director, at every person in authority who had the power to save lives but chose negligence instead. They are the ones who should have been exposed. Rest in peace to every soul we lost, victims not only of a storm, but of a system that abandoned us. See more Keith K @Peacemaker17 Aug 19 Really worth watching. I was young when this happened and couldn’t understand the scope of it. Or have an educated opinion on the politics of it. Wow. Absolutely mind bending to see tragedy unveil like that and the incompetence of the response. See more Nate S Aug 15 Racists are triggered once again lmao. The storm didn't last that long but the aftermath did. I believe it covers alot of the issues very well or well enough for 5 episodes. See more Adrienne C Aug 12 This isn’t about the storm- it’s about social justice and complaining about lack of equity. I volunteers with the recovery efforts so I was excited to watch about the storm. The first two episodes were good. After that, it’s not worth watching. See more Read all reviews

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time — Season 1

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