Environmental Racism In Africa

Environmental racism affects people all over the world. Different kinds of chemicals and wastes being placed in mostly black neighborhoods. These chemicals that are being placed in black people bases that can harm the black community and possibly kill the black population. These chemicals and waste can harm the black community. The government is putting these wastes in the poorest countries in the state and has the highest percentage of black residents. A 1987 study of toxic waste and race conducted...racial justice...strong link between race and location of waste. This means that the government is attempting to put more chemicals in the african american community. They are trying to get an “Okay” from higher power to possibly dump these harmful things into a neighborhood full of black people. …show more content…
Its an issue of black people. Government separate residential limits or districts for white and negro residents. the government doesn't want the white people in the same environment as the black people. Race was by far the most prominent factor in the location of commercial hazardous waste landfill. The government feels that race is more important than landfills and toxic waste. But still decide to place them in black environments. The community chosen for the landfill...84% black...despite low income. They are putting landfill into black neighborhoods because there's not much values in black environments. Environmental racism, the newest frontiers of civil rights and politics. Racism is the main topic when it comes to civil rights and politics because black people barely have a say so in whether or not they want landfills and wastes in their neighborhoods. They don't have a right to speak up on the neighborhood that they live in. The neighborhood itself is already unvaluable. The government does not care about making the neighborhood look any worse than it already