Black People and the Green Transition with Rhiana Gunn-Wright

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips

Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a key architect of the Green New Deal and one of our nation’s leading figures in the fight for climate justice, joins the podcast to talk about what a green transition can and should look like in the U.S.

Rhiana shares her path to the climate movement and how the Inflation Reduction Act leaves Black people behind. She also breaks down the importance of policy-making in the greater environmental justice movement.

REFERENCES:

Rhiana Gunn-Wright - @rgunns

Rhiana Gunn-Wright // Hammer & Hope - Our Green Transition May Leave Black People Behind

Transcript (unedited)