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LISTEN: Revisiting our conversation with environmental justice pioneer Dr. Beverly Wright

“The righteous fight in the end will win. Don’t be swayed by all of the noise.”

Today we’re re-airing our conversation with Dr. Beverly Wright, who joined the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast last year to discuss her journey as an environmental justice pioneer.

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On Juneteenth, lessons from the past can guide our climate future

The formerly enslaved African Americans who celebrated the first Juneteenth have much to teach us about living within, surviving, and overcoming the ills of an extractive economy that depletes and commodifies our human and natural resources.

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