48. Resolve for a Lifetime: Pursuing Environmental Justice with Jimmy McGee
In this episode we talk with Jimmy McGee, the CEO and President of the Impact Movement—an organization whose primary focus is to help develop students of African descent into leaders who impact the world for good. Part of that process involves helping students to become agents of justice whatever their vocations might be. For any of us who would dedicate themselves to seeking justice, McGee contends, we must resolve to do so for the long run. Guest: Jimmy McGee - CEO & President of Impact Movement - a non profit serving black college studentsMentions:Historically Black Colleges & UniversitiesJelani Day - student served by Impact at Illinois State University who went missingEmmett Till - student whose murder prompted outrage and fueled the Civil Rights movementFlint, Michigan - still no clean waterBook - The Sum of Us by Heather McGheeurban food deserts - no fresh food; children have adult teeth come in already rotten. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia renovatedMilwaukee - most segregated city in USImpact Movement grad - Ryan Haygood - NCAAP Defense fund; President of the New Jersey Institute for Social JusticeDr. C. T. Vivian - lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr.Book: Eyes on the Prize; companion to the PBS series - Eyes on the PrizeJohn Stott - book: Between Two WorldsSankofa - image from West Africa - fetch from your past to know your futureDave Dennis - long time civil rights activistDiane Nash - civil rights activistFreedom RidesKeywords: earth justice, Flint Michigan, BlackFind us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple