by LaTricea Adams | Jul 17, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
I have buried too many people from one ZIP code. In 38109, Southwest Memphis, my father died, along with countless family members from cancer and heart disease…more than one…in the same neighborhood. 38109 has more than 17 polluting industries including a...
by LaTricea Adams | Apr 11, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
April 11, 2026 Today marks the first day of Black Maternal Health Week. There is a quote that has stayed with us, that we keep coming back to when we think about the work ahead to protect Black Mamas and Babies: “We must protect everyone’s first...
by LaTricea Adams | Feb 9, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
As a former Spanish teacher, my ears are always tuned to the frequency of the language…not just the grammar, but the soul of the syntax. As a civil rights right and environmental justice activist, my eyes are trained to look for the “sacrifice zones”...
by LaTricea Adams | Jan 19, 2026 | Catch the Green Tea, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
As the sun rises over the Mississippi River this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the shadows of the Hernando de Soto Bridge stretch across a city that remains the conscience of a nation. For many, this day is a time for sanitized quotes and “day of service”...
by LaTricea Adams | Jun 19, 2025 | Catch the Green Tea, YGG Spotlights, Young, Gifted & Green Blog Series
As we gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a day that symbolizes liberation and resilience, I find myself reflecting deeply on the intersections of our history and the current landscape of environmental justice. Growing up as a Black woman in Memphis, TN, I have witnessed...
