Before Obama, racists hated King It is important for Environmental Politicians to understand how racism determines...
Before Obama, racists hated King It is important for Environmental Politicians to understand how racism determines the environment in which people live. Are we making progress?
The siting of polluting industry, for instance, often coincides with the location of African-American or Latino immigrant neighborhoods. Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) policies (George Carlin: [ https://youtu.be/YjONsL4thQQ ] ) cluster poor people, not just racial minorities, in bad circumstances. "Sundown Towns" are an extreme form of the NIMBY experience: [ https://youtu.be/ht8d-H_vV1g ]
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/15/newly_discovered_1964_mlk_speech_on
The siting of polluting industry, for instance, often coincides with the location of African-American or Latino immigrant neighborhoods. Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) policies (George Carlin: [ https://youtu.be/YjONsL4thQQ ] ) cluster poor people, not just racial minorities, in bad circumstances. "Sundown Towns" are an extreme form of the NIMBY experience: [ https://youtu.be/ht8d-H_vV1g ]
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/1/15/newly_discovered_1964_mlk_speech_on
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