Before the Streetlights Come On: Black America's Urgent Call for Climate Solutions

Heather McTeer Toney

září 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Čte Karan Kendrick

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Climate change. Two words that are quickly becoming the clarion call to action in the twenty-first century. It is a voter issue, an economy driver, and a defining dynamic for the foreseeable future. Yet, in Black communities, climate change is seen as less urgent when compared to other pressing issues, including police brutality, gun violence, job security, food insecurity, and the blatant racism faced daily around the country. However, with Black Americans disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change-making up 13 percent of the US population but breathing 40 percent dirtier air and being twice as likely to be hospitalized or die from climate-related health problems than white counterparts-climate change is a central issue of racial justice and affects every aspect of life for Black communities. In Before the Streetlights Come On, climate activist Heather McTeer Toney insists that those most affected by climate change are best suited to lead the movement for climate justice. McTeer Toney brings her background in politics, community advocacy, and leadership in environmental justice to this revolutionary exploration of why and how Black Americans are uniquely qualified to lead national and global conversations around systems of racial disparity and solutions to the climate crisis.

O autorovi

Heather McTeer Toney is an attorney, environmentalist, speaker, and writer. Formerly the senior director for Moms Clean Air Force and vice president of community engagement for the Environmental Defense Fund, Heather currently serves as the executive director for the Beyond Petrochemicals Campaign.

Hailed for her powerfully nuanced portrayal of "Minnie McMillian" in the blockbuster Just Mercy, Karan Kendrick is among the artistic elite. Her credits range from roles in film (The Hunger Games, Hidden Figures, The Hate U Give) to television (Grey's Anatomy) and regional theater productions.