Black Lives Matter

These Black-owned businesses help you shop locally & sustainably   DYK that supporting black-owned businesses helps close the racial wealth gap, strengthens local economies and helps job creation?  Here are nine Black-owned, Philly-grown sustainable businesses you’ll love.   Up your fashion game Grant BLVD  If you’re looking to revamp your wardrobe...

It’s Black History Month. Let’s reflect on environmentalists who revolutionized environmental justice. Not only does the sustainability movement face greenwashing, it is often whitewashed as well. Many Black environmental leaders rarely receive the same attention as non-Black scholars and activists....

Black-run nonprofits are allocated fewer resources than White-led ones, according to a 2016 report commissioned by the Philadelphia African American Leadership Forum. Because of this disparity, black nonprofits are heavily dependent on grants for funding—leaving them vulnerable when unexpected events...

Journalists have been arrested in Philly while covering protests this week. Here’s a letter local media outlets sent. (Note: This letter was sent to Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw on Thursday.) June 4, 2020 Dear Commissioner Outlaw: We represent the newsroom...

Green Philly stands behind the Black Lives Matter movement. As a sustainability-focused organization serving a majority black city, we understand how imperative it is to stand in opposition to injustice as it pertains to both the environment and race. Fighting...