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From policing to climate change, a sweeping call for a 'moral revolution'
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From policing to climate change, a sweeping call for a 'moral revolution'

A coalition modeled after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign released an ambitious agenda to help the working poor fight systemic racism and inequality.
The environmental justice wake-up call
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The environmental justice wake-up call

Activists said it's important for policymakers to understand that addressing environmental vulnerability is not distinct from problems of police brutality, health disparities or other racial inequities.

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‘As scientists, we have yet to close the racial disparities’

The voices rising up in protest across America against police brutality and systemic racism have been clear: Black lives matter. Now scientists are bringing that cry to their labs and research centers.

For a day, scientists pause science to confront racism
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For a day, scientists pause science to confront racism

Scholars said they would not hold classes or lectures on Wednesday, and leading journals and scientific associations said they would not announce most breakthroughs.
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Black environmentalists talk about climate and anti-racism

It’s impossible to live sustainably without tackling inequality, activists say.
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