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African Americans and the Environment
April 19, 2007
Valerie Jackson host, Between the Lines
Lawrence Blumer professor, biology, Morehouse College
Frank Peterman chair, Keeping It Wild
John Lewis US Representative, D-GA
Jerome Ringo board chairman, National Wildlife Federation
Charles Jordan board chairman, The Conservation Fund
Nia Robinson director, EJCC Initiative
Gerald Durley reverend, Providence Baptist Church
Doria Roberts spoken word artist

WABE-Atlanta radio talk show host Valerie Jackson moderates a town hall-style panel discussion on Global Warming and other environmental challenges, featuring national environmental leaders. The event includes a video message from Congressman John Lewis, a letter read from Senator Barack Obama, and a spoken word performance by Doria Roberts.This National African American Earth Day Summit is sponsored by The Keeping It Wild program, which is a series of events to raise public awareness about the importance of Southeastern wild lands. This event honors the contributions of African American conservationists, re-energizes and builds partnerships among diverse communities engaged in natural lands protection in Georgia and the Southeast. Keeping it Wild is a program of The Wilderness Society, a national member group of Earth Share. Keeping it Wild connects people to the land and to each other in order to protect and conserve our wildlands.

Culture & Identity | Science & Nature
Activism | Global Warming | Human Rights | Sustainability | African American | Environment
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