color of climate
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Color of Climate: How Black Activists Are Preparing South Fla. Residents to Weather the Storm of Climate Gentrification
Phalange Brutus never thought that joining a Facebook group could change his life. When the 36-year-old joined Outdoor Afro-Miami in January, he didn’t expect to see a post about climate change that would pique his interest. Outdoor Afro encourages black people to spend time in nature together and change the face of leadership in the…
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Watch: Climate Gentrification in Little Haiti
Climate change affects the world in more ways than one. For residents of Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, rising sea levels could bring on a new kind of gentrification. As developers begin to invest in properties on higher ground to avoid flooding, historically black neighborhoods could suffer the consequences of rising sea levels as current residents…
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Color of Climate: Meet a Power Player in Miami’s Fight Against Climate Gentrification
Valencia Gunder loves the 305. However, there’s one nickname she says she’s never used for her hometown of Miami—the Magic City. Though she’s lived there her whole life, the 33-year-old resident of Liberty City, a predominantly black and working-class neighborhood in northwest Miami, told The Root, “Maybe where I grew up at, it was never…
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Color of Climate: Is Climate Change Gentrifying Miami’s Black Neighborhoods?
Paulette Richards has lived in Liberty City for almost 40 years. In that time, the 57-year-old community organizer has seen some things in the close-knit and vibrant historically black community, located in northwest Miami-Dade County. She’s seen young mothers struggle to feed their babies despite working multiple jobs. She’s seen kids suffering because of a…