The Lingering Storm: Stories of Hope and Action

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As the country recently observed the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall from the Gulf of Mexico, the public is invited to a discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. CT about how the powerful and deadly storm affected Houston and the nation as a whole. The event, titled “The Lingering Storm: Stories of Hope and Action,” will be held at the Julia Ideson Building, 550 McKinney St., in Houston and is sponsored by the nonprofit news outlets Mother Jones, Capital B, and the Texas Observer and the national racial justice organization Hip Hop Caucus.

Headlining the discussion are former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien, former Houston Mayor Bill White, and Hip Hop Caucus CEO the Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. They will be joined by local and national journalists and advocates to examine how Katrina reshaped the national conversation about climate change, how the media covers climate change, and how community-driven responses in places like Houston expedited the recovery effort.