Introduction by series curators, Dr. Roland L. Leak, associate professor of marketing at North Carolina A&T, and Rebekah Modrak, professor of art at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor In the wake of massive racial protests over the past year, some companies began the work of re-evaluating how their brand messaging…

Introduction by series curator Dr. Lata Murti, associate professor of sociology at University of Massachusetts Global “Educational institutions are the ONE thing that we all do for 13 years,” writes Dr. Trinity Davis in her contribution to this series. But our experiences of these institutions differ widely according to race…

Introduction by Series Curator Amy J. Schulz, Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan “Environmental racism is racial discrimination in environmental policymaking. It is racial discrimination in the enforcement of regulations and law. It is…

Lessons from A Community Science Research Partnership in South-East Queens — By Rebecca Bratspies, Dawn Roberts-Semple, Luz Guel, Andrea Scarborough, Maida Galvez, Oster Bryan, Walter Dogan, Danielle Dubno-Hammer, Lauretta Humphrey, and Michael Scotland Our research collaboration began with a brief query: ‘We are having problems with waste transfer stations in our neighborhood. Can I call you?’ This short message was a…

A Story Told in Black and White: Segregation and Injustice in Port Arthur — By Sharon A. Croisant, Hilton Kelley, and Krista Bohn A Story Told in Black and White: Segregation and Injustice in Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas is a small city in East Texas on the shores of Sabine Lake which straddles the Texas/Louisiana border. The town was established in the late…

Taking a Critical Race Approach to Environmental Research and Data — By Faithe J. Day In 2014, I was introduced to the intersection of Environment Racism and Justice through the Flint Water Crisis. During this time, I saw how organizing efforts and coalitions could be used to address localized environmental concerns because much of what we knew about the water crisis…

Birmingham, AL “She-roes” in the EJ Movement — By Shauntice Allen, Haley Lewis, and Nina Morgan What is Environmental Justice? Environmental justice involves the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Essentially, no group of…

By Juan Manuel Rubio In 2017, Yvette Cabrera walked the streets of Santa Ana with a portable XRF machine, a device used for measuring heavy metals in the soil. Cabrera, an investigative reporter researching the effects of lead poisoning on Latinx youth, took to the streets of Santa Ana because…

Himdag: Indigenizing Decision Making and Revitalizing Abandoned Mines in Indian Country — By Oral Saulters and Laurie Suter “In Native American oral tradition, the reverence which humans have for the Earth is a story told many times, in many places, in many languages; if you would know the Earth for what it really is, learn it through its sacred places” — N…