African-American communities are disproportionately vulnerable to disasters, according to a new report
by the NAACP.The report says that African-Americans are far less well prepared for disasters
and are more likely to be displaced and criminalized in the aftermath.“Our socio-economic vulnerability is based on multiple factors, including pervasive lack of wealth to cushion us, oft-compromised quality of housing stock in many of our communities, our relative lack of mobility,†the NAACP said.
Read more about the report here.