As the hurricane approaches, the wealthy residents of Miami Beach can afford to play golf, their homes primed to withstand the wind and rain. In Liberty City, just a few miles away, they’re crossing their fingersThis is a tale of two Irmas. Nobody is leaving Liberty City because there’s nowhere for them to go Louis Diaz“We’re in the inner city here. “Nobody is leaving Liberty City because there’s nowhere for them to go.”One mother of all hurricanes, two very different experiences. In Liberty City, the African American neighborhood that inspired the Oscar-winning movie Moonlight, the chances of escaping Irma’s devastating wrath are all but non-existent.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2017 13:41 UTC