We Can’t Afford to Be Unprepared

We deserve better. Our safety shouldn’t depend on luck, privilege, or proximity to power.

At the start of every hurricane season, families across the Southeast do the same thing: we check our emergency kits, stock up on groceries, and ensure our flashlights have fresh batteries. We prepare—because we know what’s at stake. I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and can name the storms of my childhood: Frederic, which took down a beloved oak …