[Post-Stream] Young, Gifted & Green Essence Experience: Celebrating Black Women in Environmental Justice

Black women have been and continue to be the backbone of the environmental justice movement maintaining the spirit of Black excellence like our founding Mother of the Movement Hazel Johnson. As the annual Essence Festival celebrates the beauty and brilliance of Black womanhood, this pre-recorded panel focuses on the victories and the continued fight against legacy pollution and environmental racism in Black communities ranging from grassroots to the White House.

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome
Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer
White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Rosemary Enobakhare
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Policy, and Strategic Engagement| US Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Beverly Wright
Founder and Executive Director
Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council

Shamyra Lavigne
Executive Assistant
Rise St. James

Roishetta Sibley-Ozane
Founder of Vessel Project of Louisiana

Co-Sponsors:
Climate Power
Carbon 180
Union of Concerned Scientists
Environmental Defense Fund
Earthjustice
Climate Action Campaign

NOTE: This event was pre-recorded at the 2024 Essence Festival in New Orleans, LA.