The Role of Community Support in Natural Disaster Recovery: Examining Racial and Class Differences

Poster Session IV

Keyword: Racism and Discrimination

Abstract: Black victims of natural disasters living in poverty experience greater losses than their white counterparts. Logistic regression analyses show these disparities persist even with community support, highlighting systemic inequities in federal disaster aid where race and social class intersect to undermine equitable recovery.

• Taylar Johnson (Author)
• Titus Boudreaux (Presenting Author)
• Allie Fontenot (Author)
• Jamillia McKinley (Author)
• Manyu Li (Author)
• Theresa Wozencraft (Author)