Environment Lifestyle Women Meet 5 Black Women At The Forefront Of The Green MovementMisty StarksOctober 21, 2023October 23, 2023 by Misty StarksOctober 21, 2023October 23, 20234816 Meet five Black women at the forefront of the green movement.... Read more
News Black Millennials 4 Flint Honor 2023 Young, Gifted & Green 40 Under 40 AwardeesBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 29, 2023September 29, 2023 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsSeptember 29, 2023September 29, 20231703 Black Millennials 4 Flint (BM4F) spotlights environmental activists.... Read more
News ‘Mother Of Environmental Justice’ Hazel Johnson Is The Subject Of A New PodcastIman MilnerSeptember 17, 2023September 18, 2023 by Iman MilnerSeptember 17, 2023September 18, 20233348 Hazel Johnson, considered to be the "mother of environmental justice," is the subject of a new podcast about the movement she spearheaded.... Read more
Health and Wellness News Can You Believe That Environmental Racism Impacts Aging In Black Folks?Atiya JordanJuly 10, 2023July 12, 2023 by Atiya JordanJuly 10, 2023July 12, 2023349 A new study shows that neighborhood deprivation and air pollution exposures contirbutes to the increasing biological aging of Black individuals. ... Read more
Environment News Politics Chief of Environmental Protection Agency Announces Environmental Justice Office Will Distribute $3 Billion in GrantsDerek MajorSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Derek MajorSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022630 According to the Clean Air Task Force, Black Americans are 75% as likely to die from exposure to pollutants.... Read more
News Racial Justice Group Slams Trading of Water as Commodity as ‘Harmful’ to Communities of ColorJeffrey McKinneyDecember 11, 2020December 12, 2020 by Jeffrey McKinneyDecember 11, 2020December 12, 20201901 The Action Center on Race and the Economy says the trading of water futures for the first time this week on Wall Street is bad... Read more
News Politics Michigan Officials Announce $600 Million Settlement In Flint Water CrisisDerek MajorAugust 21, 2020August 21, 2020 by Derek MajorAugust 21, 2020August 21, 20204543 The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $600 million to residents of Flint, whose health was afflicted by lead-tainted drinking water.... Read more
News One Year Later, Gulf Oil Spill Continues to Impede Gulf ProgressMarcia Wade TalbertApril 20, 2011April 20, 2011 by Marcia Wade TalbertApril 20, 2011April 20, 20111519 Consequences of the disaster affect jobs, health, and economic recourse... Read more