Scientists!
This steroid chemist and an entrepreneur ingeniously figured out how to synthesize important medicinal compounds from abundant plant sources, making them more affordable to mass produce.
a. Percy James
b. Percy Jameson
c. Percy Julian
Who is Percy Julian!
This trailblazer was one of America’s most brilliant agricultural researchers and educators...
a. George Washington
b. George Washington Carver
c. Jim Washington Carver
Who was George Washington Carver!
He developed innovations in crop rotation that helped to preserve soil while increasing productivity.
This organization strives to create a black women-led community that elevates and supports Black women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science.
a. BWEEMS
b. BEES
c. BEEMS
What is Black women in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Science (BWEEMS)!
(Check them out at https://www.bweems.org/)
This Entomologist and Zoologist who specialized in termites and a civil rights activist. She was nicknamed the "Termite Lady" for her extensive research on termites and even co-discovered the Neotermes luykxi species of termites.
a. Margaret Colleen
b. Margaret Collins
c. Marjorie Collins
Who is Dr. Margaret S Collins!
She was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in entomology.
When this activist unearthed the truth about the disproportionate effects of pollution on low-income, BIPOC communities, she founded People for Community Recovery in 1979.
a. Hazel Johnson
b. Hazel Jackson
c. Haddie Jackson
Who is Hazel Johnson!
Her work raising awareness around environmental racism was pivotal, even helping to inspire President Bill Clinton to sign the Executive Order that directs federal agencies to consider the health and environmental harm their actions may cause to overburdened communities.
This organization's mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices.
a. WE STAND for Environmental Justice
b. WE ACT for Environmental Justice
c. ACT NOW for Environmental Justice
What is WE ACT for Environmental Justice!
(Check them out at https://weact.org/)
This Civil Rights Activist, Medical Professional, Chemist and Academic was pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants, such as cortisone, steroids and birth control pills.
a. Percy Sullivan
b. Sullivan Percy
c. Perry Sullivan
Who is Dr. Percy Sullivan!
This environmental sociologist is the author of Dumping in Dixie, a book that spotlights the economic, social, and psychological consequences induced by the siting of noxious facilities in Black Communities.
a. Remy Bullard
b. Robert Bullard
c. Randy Bullard
Who is Robert Bullard!
Dumping in Dixie offers valuable insight on the ties between race, class, and environmental quality (AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT NEILSON :D)
This non-profit organization aims to make forge Black connections and leadership in Nature, providing opportunities in conservation, recreation, and education.
a. Afros Outdoors
b. Outside and About
c. Outdoor Afro
What is Outdoor Afro!
(Check them out at https://outdoorafro.org/about/)
This biochemist used bioluminescence as a way to quantify the presence of bacteria in water and showed how fluorescence can be used to monitor plant health.
a. Emmett Chappelle
b. Edward Chappelle
c. Emmett Charles
Who was Emmett Chappelle!
He also worked at NASA, where he researched an ATP-fluorescence assay as a way to detect life on other planets.
When faced with the lack of greenery in her Brooklyn Neighborhood in the 1960s, this trailblazer started spreading tree seeds. This led to her forming a non-profit that created a community garden and planted more than 1,500 trees!
a. Hallie Carthan
b. Hattie Carthan
c. Helen Carthan
Who is Hattie Carthan!
She is considered one of the first to “regreen” a community, and her legacy lives on in a youth education program and community gardens that still thrive in Brooklyn.
This book examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and promotes awareness of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of ALL its people.
a. The Intersectional Environmentalist
b. The Environmentalist
c. The Intersection
What is The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas
(Check out this book if you are looking for a read about inclusive, meaningful, sustainable change!)
NEILSON HAS IT :)
This entomologist and zoologist's research proved that insects can hear and led to the phrase "Turner's circling" to describe the way ants return to a nest.
a. Charles Turner
b. Henry Charles Turner
c. Charles Henry Turner
Who is Charles Henry Turner!
He not only was significant in the science world, but was also a civic leader and author for his St. Louis community as well.
In 1903, this high-ranking Black officer became the Superintendent of Sequoia National Park in California...
a. Col. James Young
b. Captain Charles Young
c. Col. Charles Young
Who is Col. Charles Young!
He oversaw the development of many hiking trails still in use today, as well the current strategy for expanding national parks!
This nonprofit public interest environmental law organization uses law and partnership to protect people’s health, to preserve wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change.
a. EarthChange
b. EarthRevolution
c. EarthJustice