On Sunday, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the environmental harms disproportionately burdening black Americans.
Author: Rachel Ramirez
Protests are bringing attention to the ‘everyday violence’ faced by black Americans
On Sunday, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the environmental harms disproportionately burdening black Americans.
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Here’s how youth climate activists are coping with the pandemic
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