on July 22, 2015 in World News
Sharpton: Climate Change ‘Civil Rights Issue,’ Blacks ‘Suffer Disproportionately’
Sharpton: Climate Change ‘Civil Rights Issue,’ Blacks ‘Suffer Disproportionately’ by by Pam Key Monday, at the White House Champions of Change Faith Leaders for Climate event, the host of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” Reverend Al Sharpton, said climate change is a “civil rights issue” because it “disproportionately” affects African-Americans. Sharpton said, “it [climate change] is an issue of justice, and it is an issue of human rights. African-Americans are at a higher risk of being close, or predisposed to areas of carbon, as well as other poisonous pollution in the air. And we have a disproportionate interest because we suffer disproportionately.” He… View Article
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