Essence Magazine:
By Brandi Collins-Dexter· Updated August 29, 2022
“George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.”
On September 2, 2005, Kanye West went from famous to infamous when he chided racist systems (and a racist president) for failing victims of Hurricane Katrina, during a nationally televised benefit concert.
Katrina demonstrated the increasing dangers of climate change in the United States. The lead up and response showed how racial and economic inequality, political corruption, and
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