We just finished our series on Black leaders in the sustainability space and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Our goal was to highlight a wide range of Black leaders, thinkers, and innovators fighting for climate justice and environmental sustainability. While this was an effort we undertook to highlight Black History Month, we want to be clear that we know and understand that in a society where Black people have been exploited and harmed by policies and practices enacted over centuries, fighting against systemic racism and anti-Blackness requires more than one month of work.
While we only had 28 days to highlight a few of our favorite Black leaders, there are millions more Black people who care about and are working hard every single day to ensure that communities are safe, healthy, and protected from the disproportionate impact of air and water pollution, toxic contamination, and climate change. As with many fights for justice in our nation’s history, Black people are often leading the way and working tirelessly at the intersections of multiple identities and issues to make communities better by advocating for better transit, parks, open space, bike lanes and other sustainability and climate justice issues.
Over the last month–and in our work everyday–we strive to honor and celebrate them. We encourage you to follow the links we provided via our Twitter account, learn more about the individuals we highlighted, and reflect thoughtfully on how you can contribute to a more sustainable future while centering the fight for racial justice.