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"As black women in this century living in the United States, our time has come! While we have always been strong in the midst of adversity, receiving accolades for heroism earned throughout history, demonstrated through the lives of Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hammer, Ella Baker, Rosa Parks, Shirley Chisholm and so many more unnamed black women, we are no longer invisible. Kamala Harris, being named the Vice Presidential running mate of presidential nominee Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, is not just symbolic of our struggle for equality, but represents authentic change. It says we are still here, and now you see us. Black Women Power!" Beverly L. Wright, Ph.D. ...
Dr. Beverly Wright, Executive Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ), to speak at Environmental Justice Now: Louisiana Cancer Alley Roundtable. U.S. Congress members Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Don McEachin (D-VA) will conduct a special roundtable, Environmental Justice Now: Louisiana Cancer Alley, a series of roundtables they are hosting across the nation. Other featured speakers include: Sharon Lavigne, Director of Rise St. James Asti Davis, Foundation for Louisiana - Climate Justice Network Engagement Manager Colette Pichon Battle, Director of Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy Check out the DSCEJ report, Surviving Cancer Alley. Learn more about the Environmental Justice for All Act: Fact sheet Full text of legislation Environmental Justice Now: Louisiana Cancer Alley Roundtable Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:00 am Central 12:00 noon Eastern Click to Join by YouTube Click to Join by Facebook Live Click to Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 850 6039 2645 Passcode: 443561 +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) ...
The Mississippi River Chemical Corridor produces one-fifth of the United States' petrochemicals and transformed one of the poorest, slowest-growing sections of Louisiana into working class communities. Yet this growth has not come without a cost: the narrow corridor absorb more toxic substances annually than do most entire states. An 85-mile stretch along the corridor, infamously known as "Cancer Alley," is home to more than 150 heavy industrial facilities, and the air, water, and soil along this corridor are so full of carcinogens and mutagens that it has been described as a "massive human experiment." According to the Centers for Disease Control, Louisiana has consistently ranked among the states with the highest rates of cancer. Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping by the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice not only shows a correlation between industrial pollution and race in nine Louisiana parishes along the Corridor, but also finds that pollution sources increase as the population of African Americans increases. (Read DSCEJ Surviving Cancer Alley Report) ...
