On this week's show, we'll continue with the podcast mini-series Crosswinds from the University of Virginia's Repair Lab and producer Adrian Wood. The show looks at the impact of coal dust pollution on Black neighborhoods in Virginia through the lens of environmental racism. In this episode, we'll listen to how the looming gentrification of one community might impact the pollution.

Featuring:

• Lathaniel Kirts, practitioner-in-residence at University of Virginia's Repair Lab
• Mark'eta Kirts, resident
• Lawrence Turner, resident
• Donquitta Clements, founder and executive director of Break the Cycle
• Sheila McAllister, Director of City Planning for the City of Newport News
• Yugonda Sample-Jones, founder and president of EmPower All
• Millie Taylor, resident

Making Contact Team:

• Episode host and producer: Lucy Kang
• Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
• Executive Director: Jina Chung
• Engineer: [Jeff Emtman](http://www.jeffemtman.com/)
• Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain

Music Credit: "That Documentaries" by The\_Mountain via Pixabay

Crosswinds Episode 2: Change Credits

• Hosted, written, produced, mixed and mastered by Adrian Wood
• Editing by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi of Rough Cut Collective
• Scoring by Torrin Purkett and Adrian Wood
• Produced through the Repair Lab at the University of Virginia

Learn More:

Making Contact homepage | Coal Dust Kills | The Repair Lab

Listen to the entire _Crosswinds_ series: Spotify | Apple Podcasts