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Food and Environmental Justice

As many of you all know, I am a 2009 Urban Environmental Justice Fellow at the Institute for Justice and Journalism, University of Southern California.   There were so many people involved in making this project possible that I don’t have the room to list them all here, but clearly there is an interest in this subject, and I hope that the discussion will continue in the forseeable future!

Thanks!

Talia

Here is my completed project:

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‘Something green is growing here’: In Dorchester, residents of color take urban farming to new heights

Photo Slide Show: Something Green is Growing Here

Video series for WGBH Boston (PBS affliate)
Eating Green: Food and Environmental Justice in Boston

Part 1: Food Justice, Part 2: Food Problem, Part 3: Black and Meatless – sort of

The Grio/MSNBC
Gross Inequality to Access to Healthy Food

The Grio/MSNBC
More veggies, less meat; flexitarians find middle ground

As green goes global, minorities get in game

By Talia Whyte

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From the hybrid automobiles that now line city streets to the growing number of rooftop gardens dotting structures, “going green” seems to have moved from buzzword of the moment to everyday reality. While the environmental movement has long been viewed as an exclusive club for privileged whites, a number of events in recent years have highlighted the growing multicultural leadership within its ranks.

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At NABJ meeting, role of black press debated

By Talia Whyte

Bay State Banner

TAMPA, Fla. — Since the 1827 founding of Freedom’s Journal, the nation’s first black-owned newspaper, the black press has historically served as the voice of the African American community.

Over the last few decades, however, a series of developments — from integration in the 1960s to the increase in the number of black journalists working in mainstream media, culminating with President Barack Obama’s ascension to the White House — have led many to question the viability and relevance of black media outlets.

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Black blog forum explores Web as social change agent

Photo by Talia Whyte

Photo by Talia Whyte

By Talia Whyte

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CHICAGO — Billed as perhaps the largest gathering of African American bloggers and Web users since the election of Barack Obama, last weekend’s second annual Blogging While Brown conference showcased enthusiasm for the potential of social media tools to spur change, bolster entrepreneurship and give unique voices an opportunity to be heard.

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