EP. 11: Howard Students Redefine the Sustainability Movement

The EPA chose this county for a toxic dump because its residents were ‘few, black, and poor’

While environmental racism disproportionately impacts Black and brown communities, we are also the same people who are excluded from conversations on how to save our planet and create more sustainable communities.

Rachel Clark is working to change that narrative through her organization Waves of Change HBCU, Inc. which started on the campus of Howard University. Through community service events and education, she aims to position HBCU students and institutions as the leading voices in the fight to end environmental racism and address climate change.

Rachel joins Kési Felton, founder of Better to Speak and fellow Howard Bison, to discuss environmental justice and how Waves of Change HBCU is working to address it with HBCU students leading the way.

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Stay Connected to Waves of Change:

• Instagram: @wavesofchangehbcu 

Stay Connected to Better to Speak:

• Twitter: @BetterToSpeak_

• Instagram: @bettertospeak_

• Facebook: facebook.com/bettertospeak

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/bettertospeak

• Website: bettertospeak.org 

Learn More + Take Action:

• Apply to start a Waves of Change chapter at your HBCU

• What is environmental racism? | World Economic Forum

• Race is the biggest indicator in the US of whether you live near toxic waste | QZ 

• 10 egregious examples of environmental racism in the US | Insider 

• The Former Prisoners Fighting California’s Wildfires | The Marshall Project

• What wildfires in Brazil, Siberia, and the US West have in common | Vox 

• Early findings grim on the health of Flint kids after water crisis | CBS News 

• Easing fires not as simple as climate change vs. forest work | AP News

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