In the new series From Harm to Healing, Capital B is putting a spotlight on how pollution and environmental dangers are threatening Black communities, and the people who are working to fight back against these threats to health. For decades, flooding in the West Atlanta neighborhoods of Vine City and English Avenue had been more than […]
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As Temperatures Soar, Atlanta’s Black Neighborhoods Are Getting Hit the Worst
On a hot day in July, Ali Muhammed was on Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard passing out copies of the Nation of Islam’s newspaper, The Final Call. He was in a full suit, sweat beading on his forehead from the beaming sun. The issue was about extreme heat, which has been plaguing the globe this summer. […]
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Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. Cosmopolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church has long been a place of trust, a hive of social justice activity on Atlanta’s west side. A week after church members held an abortion rights march, volunteers gathered outside the stately house […]