Movement for Black Lives launches program to fight toxic sites, climate crisis that sicken Black people

The Black Hive initiative unites more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide to find equitable climate solutions centering on Black communities.

The Movement for Black Lives launched a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide who have pledged to find equitable climate solutions centering on Black Americans and communities.

The Black Hive initiative builds on the movement’s 2021 Red, Black, and Green New Deal and reintroduces its Black Climate Mandate that outlines the urgency for a Black climate agenda and investment in equitable strategies that protect Black Americans specifically.

The announcement, first shared with The Associated Press, comes in the wake of a Supreme Court  today!

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