16 Black Environmentalists You Should Know

See people leading voices against eco-injustice nationwide.

Helping the Earth Get a Little Bit Greener - Earth Day addresses the climate crisis in major cities and towns across the globe. Keep reading to check out these African-American environmentalists who are doing their part to promote a greener planet. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee) (Photo: Courtesy Green for All)  Nikki Silvestri is the executive director of Green For All, a national green energy economy organization founded by former White House environmental adviser and activist Van Jones. Silvestri has more than a decade of experience working as an advocate for social and environmental equality for the impoverished.  
Denzel Thompson - As a teenager, Denzel Thompson helped to co-found Philadelphia Urban Creators, a youth organization dedicated to urban agriculture as a means of community development. Thompson won Nick Cannon’s Teen Nick HALO Award in 2013 and paired with Queen Latifah as a celebrity mentor. (Photo: The Queen Latifah Show)
Tanya Fields - A mother of five from the Bronx, New York, Tanya Fields is the founder of The BLK Projek, an organization whose mission is to serve women of color in the areas of food justice and public and mental health issues. Fields created a mobile clean energy bus to help her transport food and resources to those in need throughout the Bronx borough.  (Photo: Tanya Fields via Twitter)Norris McDonald - Founder of the African-American Environmentalist Association, Norris McDonald has been submerged in environmental activism since the organization was founded in 1985. AAEA encourages African-American involvement and awareness is environmental education in addition to promoting Black ownership in energy efficient technologies.(Photo: Ray Tamarra/WireImage)

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Helping the Earth Get a Little Bit Greener - Earth Day addresses the climate crisis in major cities and towns across the globe. Keep reading to check out these African-American environmentalists who are doing their part to promote a greener planet. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee) (Photo: Courtesy Green for All) Nikki Silvestri is the executive director of Green For All, a national green energy economy organization founded by former White House environmental adviser and activist Van Jones. Silvestri has more than a decade of experience working as an advocate for social and environmental equality for the impoverished.  

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