Re: The tornado path in #StLouis Missouri so-called USA. #STL is a very racially segregated city, due to the history of chattel slavery during and post-Indigenous genocide and westward expansion of the settler state. These neighborhoods that the tornado hit are mostly Black and very materially neglected and deprived by the systems that exist. The area is largely out of internet access now, as well.

Learn a bit more: web.archive.org/web/2025041014…

Or a lot more: libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=1…

All that to say. These communities are in a lot of need right now. People are missing, hurt, and without shelter and food. Here are some opportunities for #directaid:

gofundme.com/f/help-rubys-fami…

stlmutualaid.org/givereceive

#MutualAid #DirectAid #DisasterRelief #Anarchy #Communism #Socialist #Care #AnCom #Tornado #CommunityCare #Community

Redlined: Observations on Black Migration in St. Louis     | Missouri Humanities

Redlined: Observations on Black Migration in St. Louis     by Jasmine Ford      In James Baldwin’s essay, “Notes of a Native Son,” he reveals that his father was among the first generation […]

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#Trump fires head of #FEMA right before #hurricane season

Cameron Hamilton, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was pushed out of the job on Thurs, acc/to several people familiar w/his departure. His ouster came 1 day after he told members of #Congress that FEMA — which Trump has suggested should be disbanded — was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” & should not be eliminated.

#ExtremeWeather #DisasterRelief #aid #Climate #law
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