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Climate Change and Racism in the Media
5 People of Color Solving Climate Change
Over the past 5 years we have had one white person after another in the spotlight on climate change. As a white guy working on climate change, I find it frustrating, embarrassing, and cringe worthy.
Quite frankly, I wonder if mass media is just plain racist? Let’s see.
You have the old guys Hansen, Attenborough, and Biden.
You’ve got your evangelical Katherine Hayhoe.
You have your youth Greta.
They’ve all gotten tons of press, near and far. But they are all white. Yes, thankfully they are not all old white guys.
But seriously, there are so many people of color doing the work that needs to be done on climate change. What happened? Below I’ll share some people of color who are leading the way on climate change, but mind you there are many more, so many more.
Who’s Leading the Media Charge on White’s and Climate Change?
Is the media racist? Are people of color too busy actually doing the work that they don't have time to be in the media? Are they just too modest to put themselves out there? The first answer may be yes — how we display people of color in news articles…