Melissa Harris-Perry Show Sandy Segment


Melissa Harris-Perry Show 01/26/14
Questions over disparity in Sandy rebuilding relief distribution
Data obtained by the New Jersey based Fair Housing Center shows that both African Americans and Latinos who have applied for Sandy rebuilding relief have been rejected at higher rates than white applicants. Kevin Walsh, Frank Argote-Freyre, Staci Berger and James Perry discuss.



MHP 01/26/14

Storms don’t discriminate but government policies can

Communities with fewer economic resources before a natural disaster hits can find it hard to secure the resources for resiliency after the storm.