Rev. Yearwood Unites Hip Hop Culture With Climate Justice
Rev. Yearwood from the Hip Hop Caucus is shedding light on the culture problem within the climate justice movement.
environmental justice
How redlining makes communities of color more at risk of deadly heatwaves
By Marlene Cimons Extreme heat often kills more people in this country than hurricanes, floods, lightning and tornadoes. But heat is not an equal opportunity killer. “It’s very selective in the way it kills people,” said Vivek Shandas, professor of urban studies…
Five Black farmers and researchers making the food system more inclusive
We spoke with five Black farmers, activists and researchers about their work to protect the land and the communities who depend on it.
Four Black advocates who are diversifying the climate movement
Black people are a small minority in big green groups, despite the fact that environmental issues disproportionately affect people of color.
Op-ed: Trump’s Climate Report Makes Clear that Environmental Injustice Exists
By Dr. Robert D. Bullard I have spent my career fighting to show how environmental impacts adversely impact marginalized communities. How it uniquely hurts those who are already vulnerable, who feel the invisible hand of systemic racism and structural…