Environmental Working Group

The celebration of Juneteenth continues to feel meaningful, as people of all backgrounds have gathered to raise their voices and declare: Black Lives Matter. EWG stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous and other people of color and redoubles our commitment to support and join leaders in the fight against racial injustice.

Juneteenth commemorates the day when word finally reached Galveston, Texas, home of the most remote enslaved people in the U.S., that the Civil War had ended and that they were free — nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation formally ended slavery.

Although slavery wasn’t legally abolished until December 1865, and though today incarcerated people continue to be forced into labor, Juneteenth has become a day to celebrate the end of slavery in this country.

Since that time, communities of color have been forced to bear a far greater burden from pollution. They have also faced a lack of access to food and consumer products free from ingredients that are inferior and harm their health.

There are many organizations leading the way in the fight against ongoing racial injustices and environmental racism.

Today we want to highlight these organizations and urge you to considering finding out more about these environmental justice organizations and making a donation.

•	National Black Farmers Association: The National Black Farmers Association’s education and advocacy efforts have been focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for black and other small farmers.
•	Deep South Center for Environmental Justice: The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families harmed by pollution and vulnerable to climate change in the Gulf Coast Region through research, education, community and student engagement for policy change, as well as health and safety training for environmental careers.
•	Black Women for Wellness: Black Women for Wellness is committed to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment and advocacy.
•	We ACT WE ACT’s mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices.
•	NAACP The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.

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