Headlights: Voices from The Progressive South

Ep. 55: The Young, Gifted, and Green


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SYNOPSIS: LaTricea Adams learned about environmental racism first-hand, growing up in Memphis and seeing the differences between Black and white neighborhoods. She now leads Young, Gifted and Green, a nonprofit that trains young people in organizing and environmental justice. In this week's interview, she talks about how the water crisis in Flint, Mich., turned her into an activist — and how resistance to data centers across the country is creating new alliances across regions and races. Also: Right-wing redistricting momentum sputters in South Carolina and Alabama; what Ken Paxton's primary win means in Texas; and why New Orleans is tired of hearing about its impending doom. And in our arts and culture segment, we pay tribute to the great transgender fantasy artist and Atlanta native Jeffrey Catherine Jones. SHOW NOTES: Young, Gifted and Green "Federal judges block Alabama's use of 2023 congressional map" Alabama Reflector "Effort to redraw SC voting lines fails amid record start to early voting" South Carolina Daily Gazette "Tala-freak-o vs. Ken the Criminal: Texas candidates sharpen attacks as U.S. Senate race locks in" The Texas Tribune "Ken Paxton has amassed millions of dollars while in public office" Texas Public Radio "'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds" The Guardian "Why The Guardian's new article about New Orleans feels like 'a modern day redlining of an entire city.'" The Lens "Mayor Helena Moreno: New Orleans is not in retreat, and that viral study doesn't tell our story" NOLA.com ""Point of No Return?": A Conversation About Sea Level Rise and the Future of New Orleans" The Lens "'Roots' Returns to School Libraries" Compass "Jeffrey Catherine Jones: An Appreciation" Longbox of Darkness "Jeffrey Catherine Jones: A Life Lived Deeply" The Comics Journal CONTACT: Jesse Mayshark [email protected] (865) 214-7764

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