They told us Katrina was a natural disaster. But what happened in New Orleans wasn't just a storm, it was a system failure.

This is more than a companion to the powerful documentary Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time, it's an intense look at the truth most headlines skipped over and most leaders refused to face.

In this guide, I walk you through each chapter of the series, breaking down the real stories behind the images; the warning signs that were ignored, the neighborhoods that were abandoned, the survivors who were silenced, and the racial and economic lines that decided who got rescued, and who didn't. It's not just about what went wrong. It's about who paid the price, and how those decisions still echo 20 years later.

With raw storytelling, first-hand accounts, and a refusal to sugarcoat the truth, this book is for anyone who believes memory matters. It's for those who know that disaster doesn't affect everyone equally, and that silence after the storm is just as dangerous as the storm itself.

If the documentary opened your eyes, this guide will keep them open.

Read it. Remember it. Pass it on. Because the people remember, even if the country tries to forget.