The Leslie Marshall Show: Earth Day and the Fight For Environmental Justice
Climate Change, Racial Justice, Women
In honor of Earth Day, guest hosts Brent J. Cohen and Edwith Theogene speak with Osub Ahmed, a senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress Women's Initiative, and Connor Kalhiki, a changemaker with A New Deal for Youth Initiative at Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), about the fight for environmental justice. In the first half of the show, Ahmed discusses the findings from her latest issue brief, 5 Ways To Improve Maternal Health by Addressing the Climate Crisis. Later, Connor talks with Brent and Edwith about his work centering the experiences of Indigenous communities and young people in climate policy.