While spending on foreign aid reached a record high in 2023, a lot of it isn’t actually going to the poorest countries. And not enough is going to basic services to help the poorest and reduce inequality.
My recent time spent with the Black women environmental justice leaders of Lake Charles, LA helped me better appreciate the similar struggles and solidarity between climate defenders in the Global and US South. This Earth Day, more urgently than ever before, Black communities in the US South need our attention and support against the disproportionate burdens of climate change.