Black homeowners in St. Louis are still awaiting aid a year after destructive tornado

NPR | By Andrea Henderson

Published May 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM PDT

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Decades of disinvestment in a predominantly Black St. Louis neighborhood left the community especially vulnerable to last year's devastating tornadoes. Now, some worry homeownership rates will drop.

Black homeowners in St. Louis are still awaiting aid a year after destructive tornado

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