The Chronicle of Philanthropy

'Shell-Shocked Into Action'

Black groups, critical of slow response to Katrina, vow to strengthen their own charitable efforts

By Suzanne Perry

The wrenching images of Hurricane Katrina's black victims -- stranded on roofs, trapped in the New Orleans Superdome without food or water, separated from family members -- spurred a massive mobilization of African-American philanthropy. As the devastation wracked...

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