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Natural selection: More black women getting back to hair care basics

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By Talia Whyte

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Black women’s hair has been a lightning rod in discussions about race, class and social conformity dating back to the days of slavery, when some black women wore scarves to hide their “naps.” Today, the debate still rages about what having “good hair” means in the black community, even serving as the subject of an upcoming documentary produced by comedian Chris Rock called, appropriately, “Good Hair.”

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Social conscience is key for J.P. printer

fairtraderedsunpressBy Talia Whyte

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Thirty-five years ago, a group of activists met in a Cambridge basement with only $350 to do something that was considered radical at the time — create a socially responsible printing and design cooperative that served Boston’s social activists. Started in 1974, Red Sun Press is still going strong, one poster, brochure and book at a time.

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Food and Environmental Justice

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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

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Gross Inequality to Access to Healthy Food

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More veggies, less meat; flexitarians find middle ground

Service day spurs ‘green’ moves for Rox residents

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Elsie Brown, a resident of the Madison Park Village housing complex in Roxbury, installs a compact fluorescent light bulb on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts helped install energy-efficient light bulbs in Madison Park and at St. John St. James Episcopal Church. Photo By Talia Whyte

Elsie Brown, a resident of the Madison Park Village housing complex in Roxbury, installs a compact fluorescent light bulb on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts helped install energy-efficient light bulbs in Madison Park and at St. John St. James Episcopal Church. Photo By Talia Whyte

By Talia Whyte

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Last Friday, President Barack Obama called upon Americans to participate in a National Day of Service and to give back to their communities on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Many of the goodwill efforts revolved around helping to make vulnerable neighborhoods more environmentally friendly.

Locally, members of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts gathered at St. John St. James Episcopal Church in Roxbury to “green” the church and residences in the nearby Madison Park Village housing complex by installing energy-efficient light bulbs.

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