Environmental Racism

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Environmental Racism BY DIANE EDMONDWhat is Environmental Racism? • ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM REFERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, PRACTICES, OR DIRECTIVES THAT DIFFERENTIALLY AFFECT OR DISADVANTAGE ... (WHETHER INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY) INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, OR COMMUNITIES BASED ON RACE OR COLOR. • ALSO REINFORCED BY GOVERNMENTAL, LEGAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND MILITARY INSTITUTIONS. • ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM ALSO COMBINES WITH PUBLIC POLICIES AND INDUSTRY PRACTICES TO PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR COUNTRIES.Environmental Racism as Institutionalized Racism  Environmental racism is a form of institutionalized discrimination.  Institutional racism is defined as “actions or practices carried out by members of dominant (racial or ethnic) groups that have differential and negative impact on members of subordinate (racial and ethnic) groups”. [Show More]

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