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  • A Black man holds a Black boy standing in front of chemical plants

    Louisiana Activists to Chemical Plant: 'Stop Poisoning Black People'

    Cancer Alley activists travel to Japan to confront Denka, the company that is currently killing them.

    Ayana Byrd Jun 26, 2019 12:51PM EDT
    Robert Taylor. Black man wearing light blue buttondown shirt stands in front of brown brick building

    Inside a Louisiana Town's Fight Against Environmental Racism

    Reserve, located in “Cancer Alley,” is the focus of a year-long investigative series by The Guardian. 

    Ayana Byrd May 6, 2019 3:09PM EDT
    Robert Taylor. Black man wearing light blue buttondown shirt stands in front of brown brick building

    WATCH: Robert Taylor Battles Chemical Plant in 'Breathing While Black'

    The 77-year-old man’s majority Black hometown—Reserve, Louisiana—carries a cancer risk more than 700 times the national average.

    Kenrya Rankin Aug 8, 2018 3:16PM EDT

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