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Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Oak Park, Montgomery’s first park, was white-only until the mid-1960s. Binita Mahato, CC BY-ND by Binita Mahato, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace...

Take Charge of Your Health Today. Be Informed. Be Involved…Environmental Justice

CARLOS T. CARTER   This month, the Community Health Series Partnership (CHSP) is focusing on environmental justice, including commentary from Carlos T. Carter, President and CEO...

Advocates listen and learn, celebrate and plan at first Environmental Justice Summit

(LEFT TO RIGHT) TINA NDOH, SALLY WENZEL, TIFFANY GARY-WEBB, JEANINE BUCHANICH, AND DARA MENDEZ, FACULTY FROM PITT’S SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH May 9-11 was Pittsburgh’s...

Stay Black, stay green!

Adobe Stock Photo Pittsburgh’s Black Environmental Collective is a cross-sectoral network of Black leaders, rooted in a commitment to environmental equity and social justice. The organization...

Feed the Hood expands culinary workforce and creates a healthy food environment and community

In 2016, Feed the Hood started as “Hotdogs for the Hood.” However, when a Westinghouse teacher stated that, for some of the students, this...

Ben Jealous: Biden’s anti-NAFTA moment

Adobe Stock Photo  (TriceEdneyWire.com)—The Biden-Harris administration is making bold moves to ensure America leads the global clean energy economy of the 21st century. We are at...

Ben Jealous: Forcing polluters to clean up their mess

Adobe Stock Photo  (TriceEdneyWire.com)—In Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, Dulce Ortiz is celebrating with her children. Ortiz is a cofounder of the local...

Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk, as a new NYC study shows

People line up for ice provided by a utility company during a 2019 power outage in Brooklyn. AP Photo/Seth Wenig by Nina Flores, Columbia University...

Ben Jealous: Big polluters vs. our kids

Adobe Stock Photo (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Far too often, big polluters feed us the lie that we have to choose between clean air or a healthy economy. Last...

Congressional Black Caucus Members Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) and Summer Lee (PA-12) receive second annual Climate Change-Maker Award

Blunt Rochester and Lee Recognized by Climate and Public Health Advocates for Tireless Efforts to Address Climate Change (Washington, DC) – Climate Action Campaign (CAC)...

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