Looking Back At Hurricane Katrina
– August 23 – August 31, 2005
– made landfall as Category 3
– Hit New Orleans August 29, 2005
– Estimated 1,800+ people Died
– Approx. $125 billion in damages
– Over 1.2 million people displaced
– Some Areas Under 10 Feet of Water
VOICES
MARC MORIAL
Former Mayor of New Orleans, President and CEO of the National Urban League
ALEXIS RENEE POSEY, J.D.
General Counsel, Center for Cultural Power
TRYMAINE LEE
Journalist, Author, Filmmaker
N’DEA DAVENPORT
Vocalist, Songwriter
JIMMIE BRIGGS
Writer, Lecturer
Journalist Trymaine Lee reveals strength of Katrina survivors in hopeful documentary
In 2005, Trymaine Lee was a young journalist working for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He was a police reporter in a beautiful, vibrant city, rich with Black community and culture. But on August 29, Hurricane Katrina came. In the days and weeks that followed, the storm virtually wiped generations of that away.
In a personal reflection, N’dea Davenport shares her journey from New Orleans to New York, surviving 9/11 and witnessing the heartbreak of Hurricane Katrina. Through grief, displacement, and healing, she explores the resilience of community and the power of light emerging from darkness. A moving testament to human connection and hope.
