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Robert D. Bullard is Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy in the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University in Houston. His most recent book is entitled "The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities" (NYU Press 2012).
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Racism and COVID-19, Two Viruses That Threaten Black America Black America is under siege from converging multiple threats unlike any it has seen in modern time, all made worse by COVID-19 and the underlying condition of systemic racism. The coronavirus is acting like a "heat-seeking" missile targeting the most vulnerable in our society, resulting in elevated hospitalizations and deaths among Black Americans. Ending racism will save lives and money and improve health.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020Racism and COVID-19, Two Viruses That Threaten Black America Black America is under siege from converging multiple threats unlike any it has seen in modern time, all made worse by COVID-19 and the underlying condition of systemic racism. The coronavirus is acting like a "heat-seeking" missile targeting the most vulnerable in our society, resulting in elevated hospitalizations and deaths among Black Americans. Ending racism will save lives and money and improve health.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Black History Month: Why African Americans Are Leading Fight for Environmental Justice Millions of Americans have the "wrong complexion for protection." Race is still more potent than income in predicting the distribution of pollution and polluting facilities. America is segregated and so is pollution. African Americans for more than four decades have been at the forefront fighting for environmental, climate, economic, energy and racial justice in the United States.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019Black History Month: Why African Americans Are Leading Fight for Environmental Justice Millions of Americans have the "wrong complexion for protection." Race is still more potent than income in predicting the distribution of pollution and polluting facilities. America is segregated and so is pollution. African Americans for more than four decades have been at the forefront fighting for environmental, climate, economic, energy and racial justice in the United States.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
African Americans Need a Strong and Independent Federal EPA Millions of African Americans look to the federal EPA for equal environmental protection they have been denied by their state environmental agencies. A weakened EPA is a recipe for disaster and a roadmap for more trips to the emergency room for many Americans who live on the fenceline with polluting industries. We must resist all efforts to dismantle the EPA and our nation's environmental protection apparatus.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017African Americans Need a Strong and Independent Federal EPA Millions of African Americans look to the federal EPA for equal environmental protection they have been denied by their state environmental agencies. A weakened EPA is a recipe for disaster and a roadmap for more trips to the emergency room for many Americans who live on the fenceline with polluting industries. We must resist all efforts to dismantle the EPA and our nation's environmental protection apparatus.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Help Make 2016 the Year of Justice: A Call for Environmental Justice Milestones In 2016, we have an opportunity to commemorate and celebrate some important environmental justice milestones and work on finishing other struggles. The Flint water crisis unfolding today provides a textbook case for why we must build justice and equal protection into environmental decision making. It's time to stand with communities endangered by environmental injustice and the principle of profit over people.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016Help Make 2016 the Year of Justice: A Call for Environmental Justice Milestones In 2016, we have an opportunity to commemorate and celebrate some important environmental justice milestones and work on finishing other struggles. The Flint water crisis unfolding today provides a textbook case for why we must build justice and equal protection into environmental decision making. It's time to stand with communities endangered by environmental injustice and the principle of profit over people.
