Years before the storm, Tonie Waltman had been told a premonition of its disastrous aftermath. Around 1997, her dad, a Black man named Hardy Jackson, was hit by an oncoming train. He'd ultimately ...

She's inspired by Dolly Parton and Paul Newman, among others, who've used their celebrity for philanthropy Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Rosie O'Donnell says, “The biggest thing I remember ...

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, four young organizers are turning their early memories into action, as reported by Teen Vogue. Chasity Hunter, Chanté Davis, Jerome Foster II ...

NhuNgoc Pham was a high school student living in the New Orleans metro area when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Her parents, immigrants from Vietnam, had recently purchased ...

Natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes often leave survivors traumatized and at risk of mental health problems. But researchers studying the mental health impacts of Hurricane Katrina have ...

Twenty years after Katrina, Rosie O'Donnell says catastrophic images of people “in the most overwhelming amount of need” galvanized her to give back The comedian helped build a community center and ...