Richmond’s African-American Book Festival was last week and I gave the Keynote address on my book, The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina Mississippi Black Women Survivors Resilience and Recovery. Over 300 people attended the event. I spoke to the audience...
The Pandemic has been tough and so was Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in American history. This week’s lesson is to ‘help someone near you’. These women disaster survivors’ words of wisdom are gutsy and uplifting. About helping others...
This coming Saturday, April 16 come out to the Richmond African American Book Festival from 11:00-4:00pm I am a “Featured Speaker” and will give a talk on my book. Hope to see you on Saturday! Check out the flyer for...
The 2022 Hurricane Season is fast approaching. June 1 is the official start date of the season but that could change next year. Over the last seven years, there have been preseason and early-season storm activity. Because of the increase of storms, the National...
Over the past two years the Pandemic has been tough. This series will offer tips from survivors of Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in American history. Persevere is the word of this week’s post. I interviewed women hurricane survivors from Mississippi...
In two months, we’ll be in the throughs of the 2022 Hurricane season. This post provides tips from Hurricane Katrina survivors that are discussed in my book. First, create a disaster plan. Decide what you will do, who will evaluate with you and where you will...