ENVIRONMENTAL
The Environmental Justice program works to build healthier communities by addressing issues caused and perpetuated by environmental racism. We work on issues such as the elimination of oil drilling, the reduction of harms associated with plastic pollution, the exposure of toxic chemicals in our personal and hair care products, and more.
Black Women for Wellness’ environmental justice work is split into two main categories:
- Built Environment:
- Eliminating neighborhood oil drilling
- Drinking water equity
- Reducing plastic pollution
- Green social housing
- Beauty Justice:
- Health education and research on toxic chemicals in personal products
- Advocacy around reducing chemical use in products
- Breast health public education
- Occupational health of salon workers
To find out more information about this program, please browse this page and look at the resources and media below. For further detail, and to find out how you can become involved, contact Tianna Shaw-Wakeman, Environmental Justice Program Manager.
Upcoming Events
reading materials
Environmental justice reading materials and educational literature.
- Coming Clean policy papers on how to bring about a toxic-free future. Learn More!
- The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas
- Dr. Robert Buillard, considered to be the father of Environmental Justice, has many books on the issues at hand. Check them out here!
- Hazel M. Johnson is considered the mother of the environmental justice movement, and spent years researching the links between industrial pollutants and negative health impacts in her Chicago community. Read more about her life and legacy here with her daughter Cheryl Johnson!
LEARN MORE ABOUT HAZEL M. JOHNSON
environmental justice videos
Hairstylist Appreciation Day Video 2022
Water Equity Workshop #1: Water is Life - What’s in Your Water?
What’s Up With Green Gentrification?
Cleaning Up Haircare for Our Crowns
Sheros vs. Environmental Injustice: How to Create a Healthy Haven for Your Family
Beyond the Choice
Black Women for Wellness Presents Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Stylin Safely: A Webinar Series – Chemicals and Your Health
Stylin Safely: A Webinar Series – Chemicals in Your Salon
Green Table Talk: Reproductive Justice in a Warming World
Water and Plastics Workshop | Connection between environmental justice and reproductive justice
environmental justice media
“How to Live Fashionably Well in a Fast Fashion Society”
Environmental Justice Session with Dr. Astrid Williams and Samata Pattinson.
