Videos

This video from ProPublica tells the history of environmental movements, such as those fighting against pollution, through a social justice perspective. It also discusses how POC and those in poverty are affected by environmental issues in America today.

This video by Intersectional Environmentalist discusses how climate change and environmental issues as well as activism is intersectional, or connected, to marginalized groups.

This moving TED Talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how the term "Intersectionality" was coined and how it is important to use today. She discusses the violence against the Black community and women.

This video by Khan Academy clearly draws important connections for a good understanding of environmental injustices. It is explained why environmental burdens frequently correlate with low-income communities of color, as well as how more privileged communities experience more environmental protections.

This video discusses food insecurity in communities of color. In this TED Talk, Regina Bernard-Carreno speaks about her experiences and those of others in her neighborhood with food accessibility and injustices. She also offers solutions to achieve food justice for all.

This video from Our Changing Climate explains the environmental and climate consequences of maintaining lawns. It also connects these environmental issues to the cultural implications of lawns; how it originated from class exploitation and settler colonialism, and how marginalized groups especially are affected today.

Activist Majora Carter talks about her fight for environmental justice in her TED Talk. She explains how her race and class have influenced her life and have put her at a higher risk to experience environmental hazards. She also discusses the importance of her restoration project in the South Bronx and how marginalized neighborhoods especially suffer from flawed urban policy.

This video covers multiple areas around the United States that do not have access to clean running water. Journalists interview Americans who are hit the hardest, as well as politicians and organizations leaders involved in the fight to provide safe water.

This video follows the legal battle of Indigenous islanders from Australia’s Torres Strait to protect their home from rising sea levels. Even though they have barely contributed to fossil fuel emissions, their island and culture are at high risk due to climate change.

This documentary follows Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis who decide to accept government subsides and start a farm in the Corn Belt with no experience. They explain the process of farming corn and discuss the impacts of the industry on the United States.

This Frontline documentary highlights a town that struggles to survive as a large polluting corporation takes over. Many residents are forced to move away from their culturally significant hometown or stay in spite of political barriers and serious health consequences.

This documentary reveals the details of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis. Journalists follow residents and during the height of the crisis and in the aftermath, also giving insight to legal battles and the corrupt politicians involved.

Many different indigenous people of California share the importance of their traditions such as cultural burns, water management, fishing, and foraging as well as their barriers to practicing in their culture today through this Frontline documentary.