Black History Month: Eight Decades of Wrong Complexion for Protection
There’s an old saying that “all communities are not created equal.” This was true more some 236 years ago when our nation was founded and it is true today as we celebrate Black History Month. Much has been written about the glaring racial inequality in employment, education, income and wealth, housing and health care. However, far less has been written or publicized about the glaring inequities that exist in government response to natural and human-induced disasters.