Posts by Maya Lewis
We Need To Re-Think Urban Planning In The Face Of Climate Change. These Urban Planners of Color Tell Us How
Climate change is killing us and destroying our homes because we refuse to change how we build and protect our spaces.
Read MoreClimate Change is Intensifying Gentrification — Here’s How
Climate gentrification is when marginalized communities are displaced by factors related to climate change — both environmental and manmade.
Read MoreWe Can Win Against Environmental Racism. Here Are 10 Times Communities Of Color Fought & Won.
We need to be reminded that — in what often feels like an unwinnable battle against a stacked deck — our communities are smart, resourceful and creative.
Read MoreCivil Rights Are Green: A Concise History of Environmental Racism and Justice in the US
Environmental racism has been around since America’s inception as a mixture of disregard, neglect, and careful and intentional planning by people who benefit from it.
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