--- title: Beyoncé Makes Heartfelt Appeal for Hurricane Harvey Relief description: Beyoncé delivered a heartfelt message about solidarity and climate change during the Hand in Hand benefit for victims of Hurricane Harvey canonical: https://time.com/4939064/beyonce-hurricane-relief-houston-telethon/ author: Kevin Lui article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-13T04:09:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:23:59.458Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Beyoncé Makes Heartfelt Appeal for Hurricane Harvey Relief og:description: "Natural disasters don't discriminate" og:url: https://time.com/4939064/beyonce-hurricane-relief-houston-telethon/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9596919c787af81/6988dd8d196cf46689041e8b/gettyimages-621520816.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Democratic Hillary Clinton Campaigns In Final Stretch Of Election og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé Makes Heartfelt Appeal for Hurricane Harvey Relief twitter:description: "Natural disasters don't discriminate" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9596919c787af81/6988dd8d196cf46689041e8b/gettyimages-621520816.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Natural Disasters Don't Discriminate.' Beyoncé Makes Heartfelt Appeal for Hurricane Harvey Relief by [Kevin Lui](/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Sep 13, 2017 4:09 AM CUT  Beyonce performs at a concert for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, OH, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyonce performs at a concert for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, OH, Nov. 4, 2016.Brooks Kraft—Getty Images by [Kevin Lui](/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Sep 13, 2017 4:09 AM CUT Beyoncé delivered a heartfelt appeal during Tuesday’s [Hand in Hand](http://time.com/4926956/beyonce-george-clooney-and-oprah-are-hosting-a-telethon-for-harvey-relief/ "undefined") telethon, a star-studded benefit raising funds for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in the singer’s hometown of Houston and other storm-struck areas. “During a time where it’s impossible to watch the news without seeing violence or racism in their country, just when you think it couldn’t possibly get worse, natural disasters take precious life, do massive damage and forever change lives,” Beyoncé’s message began, before turning her attention to the needs of storm survivors. “People need food, clothing, cleaning supplies, blankets, shoes, diapers and formula for babies. And of course, clean water,” she continued. “The elderly need wheelchairs, and kids need books and toys so that they can continue to dream.” > [](https://twitter.com/Bey%5FLegion/status/907762415374348290) “Natural disasters don’t discriminate. They don’t see if you’re an immigrant, black or white, Hispanic or Asian, Jewish or Muslim, wealthy or poor,” she said. “We’re all in this together.” The Queen Bey concluded her message with a reminder that the effects of climate change and natural disaster are being felt throughout the globe — from South Asia, where [monsoon floods](http://time.com/4921340/south-asia-floods-india-mumbai-bangladesh-nepal/ "undefined") have taken more than 1,200 lives this summer, to Mexico, where last week’s [8.1-magnitude earthquake](http://time.com/4935284/mexico-earthquake-death-toll-90/ "undefined") left 95 people dead and buildings in shambles. 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