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Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and one of the last people to see Till alive, spoke at an event held for the opening of the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See” exhibition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Thursday. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Emmett Till Exhibition Opens at MLK Library

by Kayla Benjamin January 27, 2023August 16, 2023

Dany Sigwalt, climate justice advocate and managing director of Green Leadership Trust, speaks at a climate rally outside the DNC in 2020. (Courtesy photo)

Spotlight on Black Environmentalists: Dany Sigwalt, Green Leadership Trust

by Kayla Benjamin January 26, 2023August 16, 2023

A panel of experts speaks about clean energy and affordability at the Clean Energy Summit hosted by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia on Jan. 18. From left: Ernest Jolly, D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility; Willa Hightower, Pepco; Tony Reames, U.S. Department of Energy; and Damali Harding, Regulatory Assistance Project. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Public Service Commission’s Clean Energy Summit: What You Should Know

by Kayla Benjamin January 23, 2023August 16, 2023

A youth panel moderated by Jamal Holtz at the MLK Jr. Conversations and Crank Conference on Jan. 14 (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Moten Strikes the Right Note with Music-Filled Anti-Violence Conference

by Kayla Benjamin and Austin R. Cooper Jr. January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Demonstrators hold a casket symbolic of all the lives lost in their community due to environmental racism. The rally started at Freedom Plaza and headed to the White House part of the People vs. Fossil Fuels Campaign on Oct. 25, demanding a cessation of fossil fuel projects. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Three Ways Dr. King’s Legacy Influences the Environmental Movement

by Kayla Benjamin January 18, 2023August 16, 2023

A nitrogen dioxide monitor sits next to a gas stove in a River Terrace home during an air quality test. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

National Tensions Heat Up Over Gas Stove Regulations

by Kayla Benjamin January 13, 2023August 16, 2023

Naadiya Hutchinson speaks at a climate rally in front of the Supreme Court building in D.C. on July 6. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

EPA Announces $100M in Environmental Justice Grants

by Kayla Benjamin January 12, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** Volunteers work with Clean Waterways to collect trash around the Anacostia River. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Three MLK Day Opportunities to Preserve Green Space

by Kayla Benjamin January 11, 2023August 16, 2023

The Chesapeake Bay from Virginia's Eastern Shore (Ken Lund via Flickr)

2022 Report Shows Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts Remain Stalled

by Kayla Benjamin January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Students from KIPP DC College Prep tour a solar facility and speak with leaders involved in the project's construction on Dec. 19. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Community Solar Facility Celebrates Construction Progress

by Kayla Benjamin December 26, 2022December 26, 2022