Environmental Racism Research Paper

Environmental racism is probably one of the worse things that can happen in any community. Why does any community have to deal with such tragedy? Racism must stop, African American people can’t do much because of how the white people put us in an unforgiving position. We as black people can’t do anything because we are low-class and have no say so in anything about our community. Our voices can’t be heard because nobody would care because of the position we have been put in. We as a community is struggling and something has to happen. The rich people, which is basically the white people, are in much control as the poor people, which is the black people have no say so and can’t live the life they want.

Furthermore, In the article, “What is environmental racism?”, the author states,”Across the United States, poor and minority neighborhoods bear an unequal burden from hazardous facilities and waste sites”. This statement meant that minorities are living in …show more content…
Black people had to live in one of the poorest counties and didn’t make a lot of money and they owned their own homes and didn’t want to leave. But white people spread chemicals in the area of Warren and black people had no choice but to stay because of their homes. People can’t survive in those types of chemicals for long. In the article, “What is Environmental Racism?” It stated, “Particularly those with large concentrations of melanin in their skin.. who are suffering more.” Melanin are people of color and the people of color have been getting treated bad in their environment. People with no color or the white people get treated with respect, love while black people get dumped on with negativity. It doesn’t have to be that way, we were all born equal and with the same