FEMA Has An Equity Problem, Part Two: Race

FEMA acknowledges that the way it distributes aid often benefits some people more than others--and those who receive less aid are those people with the fewest resources to begin with. Rhitu Chatterjee talks with NPR climate correspondent Rebecca Hersher about her investigation into FEMA and why the federal government's response to disasters may disproportionately hurt people of color and their communities.

Read more of Rebecca's reporting in "Why FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most."

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