UMD School of Public Health professor helps launch environmental justice initiative

By: Allison Seidel A new initiative to improve environmental justice in Maryland and other states launched last month, thanks to a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and efforts from a University of Maryland School of Public Health professor, Dr. Sacoby Wilson.  The Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub, also known as the MATCH initiative, was created to promote environmental justice in areas hit the hardest … Continue reading UMD School of Public Health professor helps launch environmental justice initiative

Baha’i event sheds light on dangers of environmental racism

By Maya Rosenberg Dr. Sacoby Wilson, an associate professor in UMD’s School of Public Health, delivered his lecture on environmental racism and slavery in modern America at the university on Thursday.   Wilson’s lecture compared the old Jim Crow laws of discrimination and separation between black and white people to the “new Jim Crow,” which includes gentrification, unequal zoning and police brutality, according to Wilson.  … Continue reading Baha’i event sheds light on dangers of environmental racism